Billy McBean
| Billy McBean | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Harold McBean | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 1976 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Manangatang, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
1 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).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of William McBean (1858-1921),[2] and Lucy Margaret Leontine McBean (1862-1949), née Mortimer,[3] William Harold McBean was born at Hawthorn, Victoria on 28 February 1889.
He married Mary Rothwell Dougall in 1917. They were divorced in 1934.[4]
Education
[edit]He attended Scotch College, Melbourne in 1906, and was a member of the Scotch College premiership First XVIII in 1906.
Football
[edit]Melbourne (VFL)
[edit]He played one match for the Melbourne Football Club: against University on 14 August 1909.
Richmond (VFL)
[edit]Although cleared from Melbourne to Richmond in 1910,[5] he did not ever play for Richmond.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Billy McBean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy McBean, at Demonwiki.
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