Billy Dalton
William Francis Dalton (1888-1956) was a pioneer rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League in the 1911–12 and 1914 seasons.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Francis Dalton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1888 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1956 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | Bexley, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker, Lock, Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 11 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Dalton, a Lock and Paddington Junior, played for the Eastern Suburbs club the year that club won its first premiership in 1911, he was also a member of their second premiership side in 1912.
He finished his career at Glebe in 1914.
Dalton is recognised as being the Sydney Roosters club's 58th player.[2]
His brother, Barney Dalton, also played with Eastern Suburbs.[3]
References
- "William Dalton - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- Whittacker/Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ISBN 1875169571
External links
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
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