Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1931)

Cyril William Byrne (15 May 1931 – 4 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

This article is about the former Melbourne player. For the former Fitzroy player, see Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1896).

Bill Byrne
Personal information
Full name Cyril William Byrne
Date of birth (1931-05-15)15 May 1931
Date of death 4 September 2020(2020-09-04) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Corowa, Mangoplah
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1957 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Byrne played with North Launceston from 1951 to 1953, winning their best and fairest in 1952.

He was recruited to Captain / Coach Corowa in 1954 and 1955.[2]

Byrne was then Captain / Coach of Mangoplah - Cookardinia from 1956 to 1959, for two premierships in 1956 and 1957.

In Rd.1 of 1957, Byrne played his one and only game with the Melbourne Football Club, then returned to Mangoplah.[3]

Byrne coached Leeton in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1960, Byrne then coached East Devonport in 1961 and 1962, then coached Pennant Hill in Sydney in 1972.[4]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. "1954 - Byrne to coach Corowa". Trove Newspapers. Examiner, Launceston. 12 March 1954. p. 20. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "1957 - Byrne debuts for Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 15 April 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. "1977 - Bill Byrne history". Trove Newspapers. The Canberra Times. 22 June 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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