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Bill King (Australian rugby league)

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William ‘Bill’ King was an Australian rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's foundation season of 1908.

Bill King
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry King
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–10 Eastern Suburbs 25 0 18 1 38
1912 North Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
Total 26 0 18 1 38
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1910 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 13 February 2019
This article is about the Australian rugby league player. For other rugby players named William King, see William King (disambiguation) § Sports.

Playing career

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A fullback, King played for Eastern Suburbs club before joining the North Sydney club in 1912.

King was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that played against South Sydney in rugby league's first premiership decider.

King is remembered as the Sydney Roosters 26th player.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bill King - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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  • The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, by Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
  • History of the New South Wales Rugby League Finals, by Steve Haddan
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