Bill Osborne (Australian footballer)

Bill Osborne
Personal information
Full name William Percy Osborne
Date of birth (1902-11-04)4 November 1902
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 4 July 1984(1984-07-04) (aged 81)
Place of death Rye, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919, 1921 St Kilda 6 (0)
1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 2 (0)
1925–30 Prahran (VFA) 76 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Percy Osborne (4 November 1902 – 4 July 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Osborne later played for Hawthorn[2] and Prahran[3] in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

He was also prominent as a sailor,[4] winning the Australian 14-foot championship on ten occasions.[5]

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. 680. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 24, 247. Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1924. p. 5.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 24, 563. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1925. p. 15.
  4. ^ "FAMED TWO WAYS—W. OSBORNE AS SKIPPER & DESIGNER". Sporting Globe. No. 769. Victoria, Australia. 7 December 1929. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Skipper to miss titles". The Argus. No. 33, 159. Victoria, Australia. 11 December 1952. p. 13.


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