Bill Thorpe
Appearance
Bill Thorpe | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Francis Thorpe | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1894 | ||
Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 January 1953 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Moorabbin | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1914 | Richmond | 2 (2) | |
1918 | Fitzroy | 5 (3) | |
Total | 7 (5) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Francis Thorpe (7 January 1894 – 6 January 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Thorpe also played with Footscray, Port Melbourne, Northcote, Prahran and Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 883. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Bill Thorpe". The VFA Project.
External links
[edit]- Bill Thorpe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Thorpe at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1953 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Richmond Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Port Melbourne Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- Prahran Football Club players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- People from West Melbourne, Victoria
- Australian rules biography, 1894 birth stubs