William Martin Egan (7 November 1886 – 28 February 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Billy Egan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Martin Egan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 February 1941 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray (VFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | St Kilda | 8 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Keiran Egan (-1948), and Margaret Egan, née Carrol, William Martin Egan was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 7 November 1886.
He married Amy Elizabeth May Forbes (1891-) in 1920.
Football
editWest Sydney Football Club (NSWFL)
editHe played for at least two seasons (1904 and 1905) with the West Sydney Football Club in the New South Wales Football League.[2][3] He played for the Combined Sydney team that defeated the Combined Northern Districts team on 23 July 1904.[4]
Prahran Football Club (VFA)
editCleared from West Sydney to the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1907.[5][6]
Footscray Football Club (VFA)
editCleared from Prahran to the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in April 1908.[7]
St Kilda Football Club (VFL)
editGranted a clearance from Footscray to St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909.[8]
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)
editIn June 1912 he was granted a clearance from St Kilda to the Melbourne City Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[9]
Death
editHe died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 28 February 1941.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.255.
- ^ Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 24 April 1904), p.6.
- ^ Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 1 May 1904), p.7.
- ^ Football: Australian, Combined Sydney Defeat Combined Northern District, The (Sydney) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 24 June 1904), p.8.
- ^ Victorian Association, THe Age, (Friday, 10 May 19070, p.8.
- ^ The Association: Prahran v. Preston, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday May 1907), p.3: note that the newspaper report refers to him as "Egan, from Sydney (the old Prahranite)".
- ^ Football: Victorian Association, The Age, (Thursday, 30 April 1908), p.9.
- ^ The Play and the Players, The Herald, (Friday, 18 June 1909), p.2.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 28 Jun 1912), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Egan, The Age, (Monday, 3 March 1941), p.1.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Billy Egan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Egan at AustralianFootball.com
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