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]
| Bill Byrne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cyril William Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1931 | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2020 (aged 89) | ||
| Original team(s) | Corowa, Mangoplah | ||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
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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.
Byrne trained with Essendon in early 1953.[2]
He was recruited to Captain / Coach Corowa in 1954 and 1955.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1953 - Football practice: Essendon". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 11 April 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1957 - Byrne debuts for Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 15 April 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "1977 - Bill Byrne history". Trove Newspapers. The Canberra Times. 22 June 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
edit- Bill Byrne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Demonwiki Bill Byrne profile
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