Australian rules footballer
Bill Barton | |||
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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
- 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.
- "1976 - Hume FL Grand Final Record Edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. Hume FL. 25 September 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- "1972 - Hume FL Grand Final Record Edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. Hume FL. 23 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "2016 - Hume FL - Hall of Fame Inductees". Hume FL. 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
- Bill Barton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Barton at AustralianFootball.com
- Hume FNL - Hall of Fame
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