Billy Spears
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Billy Spears | |||
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Spears in 1903 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | William Henry Spears | ||
Date of birth | (1877-07-29)29 July 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 18 August 1957(1957-08-18) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Oakleigh, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Camberwell Rovers | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1901 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
1903 | Collingwood | 6 (2) | |
Total | 7 (2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Henry Spears (29 July 1877 – 18 August 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He served in the Boer War with the Fifth (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, and was back in Melbourne by April 1902. He began playing with Collingwood Juniors soon after. [2]
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