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
Personal information
Full name Walter Hollington London
Date of birth (1904-06-30)30 June 1904
Date of death 1 February 1968(1968-02-01) (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

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Sandringham (MAFA)

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Recruited 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

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Death

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He died at the Spencer Hospital, in Wynyard, Tasmania, on 1 February 1968.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bill London - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.495.
  3. ^ Amateur Football Permits, The Age, (Tuesday, 27 June 1933), p.4.
  4. ^ Deaths: London, The Age, (Friday, 2 February 1968), p.19.

References

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  • 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.
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