Billy Power (footballer)
| Billy Power | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Anthony Ward Power | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2002 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team(s) | ICI (Deer Park) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–42, 1946 | Footscray | 12 (0) | |
| 1947–52 | Oakleigh (VFA) | 39 (12) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Anthony Ward Power (21 July 1917 – 27 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Power's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[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. 716. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War Two Service: POWER, William Anthony Ward". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Billy Power at AustralianFootball.com
- Billy Power's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Power's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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