Australian rules footballer
| Billy McBean | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Harold McBean | ||
| Date of birth | (1889-02-28)28 February 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 1976(1976-06-19) (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Manangatang, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Harold McBean (28 February 1889 – 19 June 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William McBean (1858-1921), and Lucy Margaret Leontine McBean (1862-1949), née Mortimer, William Harold McBean was born at Hawthorn, Victoria on 28 February 1889.
He married Mary Rothwell Dougall in 1917. They were divorced in 1934.
Education
He attended Scotch College, Melbourne in 1906, and was a member of the Scotch College premiership First XVIII in 1906.
Football
Melbourne (VFL)
He played one match for the Melbourne Football Club: against University on 14 August 1909.
Richmond (VFL)
Although cleared from Melbourne to Richmond in 1910, he did not ever play for Richmond.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.564.
- Deaths: McBean, The Argus, (Monday, 18 April 1921), p.1.
- Deaths: McBean, The Argus, (Monday, 14 February 1949), p.9.
- Kulwin Farmer Divorced, The Ouyen Mail, (Monday, 3 December 1934), p.2.
- Football: Player Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 May 1910), p.5.
- Demonwiki.
References
- 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.
- Scotch's first 66 VFL/AFL players: 54.William Harold McBean, Great Scot, September 2010.
External links
- Billy McBean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy McBean, at Demonwiki.
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