Walter Hollington "Bill" London (30 June 1904 – 1 February 1968)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Bill London | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Walter Hollington London | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1904 | ||
Date of death | 1 February 1968 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Wynyard, Tasmania | ||
Original team(s) | Sandringham | ||
Position(s) | Full Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1928 | Melbourne | 1 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Football
editSandringham (MAFA)
editRecruited from the Sandringham Juniors Football Club that competed in the B Grade of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA)[broken anchor] in 1928.[3]
Cricket
editDeath
editHe died at the Spencer Hospital, in Wynyard, Tasmania, on 1 February 1968.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ "Bill London - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.495.
- ^ Amateur Football Permits, The Age, (Tuesday, 27 June 1933), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: London, The Age, (Friday, 2 February 1968), p.19.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
edit- Bill London's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill London, at Demonwiki