Billy Egan

William Martin Egan (7 November 1886 – 28 February 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Billy Egan
Personal information
Full name William Martin Egan
Date of birth (1886-11-07)7 November 1886
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 28 February 1941(1941-02-28) (aged 54)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Footscray (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 St Kilda 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Keiran Egan (-1948), and Margaret Egan, née Carrol, William Martin Egan was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 7 November 1886.

He married Amy Elizabeth May Forbes (1891-) in 1920.

Football

West Sydney Football Club (NSWFL)

He played for at least two seasons (1904 and 1905) with the West Sydney Football Club in the New South Wales Football League.[2][3] He played for the Combined Sydney team that defeated the Combined Northern Districts team on 23 July 1904.[4]

Prahran Football Club (VFA)

Cleared from West Sydney to the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1907.[5][6]

Footscray Football Club (VFA)

Cleared from Prahran to the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in April 1908.[7]

St Kilda Football Club (VFL)

Granted a clearance from Footscray to St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909.[8]

Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)

In June 1912 he was granted a clearance from St Kilda to the Melbourne City Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[9]

Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 28 February 1941.[10]

Notes

References

  • 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.</ref>
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