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 | 7 November 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 February 1941 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray (VFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | St Kilda | 8 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
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 edit
West Sydney Football Club (NSWFL) edit
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) edit
Cleared from West Sydney to the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1907.[5][6]
Footscray Football Club (VFA) edit
Cleared from Prahran to the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in April 1908.[7]
St Kilda Football Club (VFL) edit
Granted a clearance from Footscray to St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909.[8]
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA) edit
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 edit
He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 28 February 1941.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.255.
- ^ Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 24 April 1904), p.6.
- ^ Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 1 May 1904), p.7.
- ^ Football: Australian, Combined Sydney Defeat Combined Northern District, The (Sydney) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 24 June 1904), p.8.
- ^ Victorian Association, THe Age, (Friday, 10 May 19070, p.8.
- ^ The Association: Prahran v. Preston, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday May 1907), p.3: note that the newspaper report refers to him as "Egan, from Sydney (the old Prahranite)".
- ^ Football: Victorian Association, The Age, (Thursday, 30 April 1908), p.9.
- ^ The Play and the Players, The Herald, (Friday, 18 June 1909), p.2.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 28 Jun 1912), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Egan, The Age, (Monday, 3 March 1941), p.1.
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
- Billy Egan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Egan at AustralianFootball.com
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