Billy Griffith (footballer)
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William Charles Griffith (26 December 1880 – 7 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Football
Griffith was a full back but was also used as a rover. He was a rover in Essendon's 1901 premiership side and a fullback in their 1911 and 1912 triumphs.
He captained the club from 1907 until 1909 and twice represented Victoria in interstate football, in 1901 and 1902.
When he retired in 1913 he held the record for most games by a Essendon player. He held the record until Dick Reynolds past it in 1944.
Honour
In 1997 he was named on the interchange bench in Essendon's official Team of the Century.
References
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- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 344. Template:ISBN.
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External links
- Billy Griffith's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Essendon Football Club profile
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- 1880 births
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- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
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- VFL/AFL premiership players
- People from Flemington, Victoria
- 19th-century Australian sportsmen