Bill Tottey

William Ernest Tottey (6 October 1888 – 2 September 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Richmond and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill Tottey
Personal information
Full name William Ernest Tottey
Date of birth (1888-10-06)6 October 1888
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 2 September 1943(1943-09-02) (aged 54)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Hawthorn (MJFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908 Melbourne 14 0(6)
1909 Richmond 03 0(0)
1910–11 St Kilda 12 0(6)
Total 29 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Joseph Tottey, and Janet Sarah Tottey, née Winter, William Ernest Tottey was born in South Melbourne on 6 October 1888. He married Ethel May Meighan in 1917.

Death

He died on 2 September 1943 at the Melbourne Hospital.[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. 889. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Deaths: Tottey, The Argus, (Friday, 3 September 1943), p.2.


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