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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Bill Barton
Personal information
Full name Bill Barton
Date of birth (1936-03-15) 15 March 1936 (age 88)
Original team(s) Granya, Victoria, North Albury
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955–56 North Melbourne 2 (2)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bill Barton (born 15 March 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill went onto play a combined 484 senior games in the Tallangatta & District Football League, Ovens and Murray Football League, Farrer Football League and the Hume Football League, played in seven premierships and was coach in five premierships too - Jindera - 1964 and 1965, Brocklesby - 1969 and Walla Walla - 1973 and 1974. Barton also coached Mangoplah / Cookadinia and Burrumbuttock.

He was inducted into the Hume Football League - Hall of Fame in 2016.

Brother of Colin Barton, who played with Geelong Football Club and George Barton who played with Hawthorn Football Club.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1976 - Hume FL Grand Final Record Edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. Hume FL. 25 September 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. "1972 - Hume FL Grand Final Record Edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. Hume FL. 23 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. "2016 - Hume FL - Hall of Fame Inductees". Hume FL. 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

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