Bill McGilvray (footballer)

William McGilvray MM (13 March 1895 – 8 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill McGilvray
Personal information
Full name William McGilvray
Date of birth (1895-03-13)13 March 1895
Place of birth Geraldton, Western Australia
Date of death 8 May 1984(1984-05-08) (aged 89)
Place of death Rockingham, Western Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–21 Fitzroy 26 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia, McGilvray returned there in 1922, captaining the side.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 576. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Keen Contest at Fremantle". Western Mail. XXXVII (1, 898). Western Australia. 11 May 1922. p. 26. Retrieved 27 November 2017 via National Library of Australia.


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