Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1896)

William Byrne (14 August 1896 – 19 July 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

This article is about the former Fitzroy player. For the former Melbourne player, see Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1931).

Bill Byrne
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Byrne
Date of birth (1896-08-14)14 August 1896
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 19 July 1930(1930-07-19) (aged 33)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Brighton[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917 Fitzroy 10 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His brother Charlie Byrne also played with him at Fitzroy.[3]

Notes
  1. "Stray Says". Sporting Judge. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "Fitzroy V. Carlton". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2014.


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