Billy Griffith (footballer)

Billy Griffith
Billy Griffith
	Griffith in 1901
Personal information
Full name	William Charles Griffith
Date of birth	26 December 1880
Place of birth	Flemington, Victoria
Date of death	7 May 1949 (aged 68)
Place of death	Flemington, Victoria
Original team(s)	Essendon District
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1899–1913	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Career highlights
	3× VFL premiership player: 1901, 1911, 1912; Essendon captain: 1907–1909; Essendon Team of the Century;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Charles Griffith (26 December 1880 – 7 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

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.

In 1997 he was named on the interchange bench in Essendon's official Team of the Century.

References

^ "Family Notices". The Herald. No. 22, 451. Victoria, Australia. 7 May 1949. p. 6.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Billy Griffith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Essendon Football Club profile

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[1] "Family Notices". The Herald. No. 22, 451. Victoria, Australia. 7 May 1949. p. 6.

[2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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v t e Essendon Football Club 1911/12 VFL premiers
1911: Essendon 5.11 (41) defeated Collingwood 4.11 (35), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1912: Essendon 5.17 (47) defeated South Melbourne 4.9 (33), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1/2. Armstrong 3/4. Bowe 5. Baring 7. Chalmers 8/29. Griffith 9/10. Hanley 10/11. Kirby 11/16. Ogden 14/18. Shea 15/17. Sewart 16/20. Walker 18/14. McLeod
Coach: Worrall

v t e Essendon Football Club · Team of the Century 1896–1997
Full-back	Gavin Wanganeen Fred Baring Tom Fitzmaurice
Half-back	Barry Davis Wally Buttsworth Harold Lambert
Centre	Reg Burgess Jack Clarke Michael Long
Half-forward	James Hird Ken Fraser Terry Daniher
Full-forward	Bill Hutchison John Coleman Albert Thurgood
Ruck	Simon Madden Tim Watson Dick Reynolds (c)
Interchange	Mark Thompson Keith Forbes Frank Maher Billy Griffith
Coach	Kevin Sheedy