Billy Irwin (Australian rules footballer)

William Henry Irwin (14 October 1884 – 17 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Billy Irwin
Personal information
Full name William Henry Irwin
Date of birth (1884-10-14)14 October 1884
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 17 October 1946(1946-10-17) (aged 62)
Place of death North Adelaide
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 Melbourne 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Irwin played two games of football for Melbourne in 1911 and was also a keen cricketer. He enlisted in the artillery in World War I, subsequently becoming a chaplain. He later was a teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Victoria and St Peter's College, Adelaide.[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. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Saint's Master And Quiz Expert Dies". News. 47 (7, 241). South Australia. 17 October 1946. p. 3.


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