Australian rules footballer
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
| 1903 | Collingwood | 6 (2) | |
| Total | 7 (2) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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).
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.
Notes
- 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.
- "Billy Spears". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
- Billy Spears's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Spears's profile at Blueseum
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