Australian rules footballer
| Bill Crane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Crane (right) in 1943 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bill Crane | ||
| Date of birth | (1924-01-11)11 January 1924 | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 90) | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown / Abbotsford | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 4 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bill Crane (11 January 1924 – 2 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
Before playing for the VFL Magpies, Crane played for Abbotsford and came with Des Fothergill to Williamstown in the VFA in 1941 as a 17yo and made two appearances for the Seagulls without kicking a goal before the recess for the Second World War intervened in his career. He went to Footscray in 1942 but failed to play a senior game before arriving at Collingwood in 1943.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Bill Crane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Crane at AustralianFootball.com