William Henry Spears (29 July 1877 – 18 August 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Billy Spears
Spears in 1903
Personal information
Full name William Henry Spears
Date of birth (1877-07-29)29 July 1877
Place of birth Cheltenham, Victoria
Date of death 18 August 1957(1957-08-18) (aged 80)
Place of death Oakleigh, Victoria
Original team(s) Camberwell Rovers
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Carlton 1 (0)
1903 Collingwood 6 (2)
Total 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He served in the Boer War with the Fifth (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, and was back in Melbourne by April 1902. He began playing with Collingwood Juniors soon after. [2]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 787. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "Billy Spears". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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