Bill Henry (footballer)

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Bill Henry
Henry in 1925
Personal information
Full name	William Herbert Henry
Date of birth	(1904-11-25)25 November 1904
Place of birth	Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death	19 August 1974(1974-08-19) (aged 69)
Place of death	Oakleigh, Victoria
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925	Collingwood	02 0(0)
1926–1927	Hawthorn	08 0(5)
1928	Essendon	09 (20)
1929	Yarraville (VFA)	17 (38)
1930–1931	Oakleigh (VFA)	07 0(8)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Herbert Henry (25 November 1904 – 19 August 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Hawthorn and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Early life

The son of James Henry (1864–1948) and Annie Henry, nee Poole (1873–1908), William Herbert Henry was born 25 November 1904 at Ballarat East.

Football

A forward, Bill Henry joined Collingwood from Camberwell/Surrey Hills^[2]^[3] in 1925 but struggled to make the team, making only two senior appearances.

Henry subsequently transferred to Hawthorn^[4] for two seasons, making a further eight appearances, before transferring to Essendon for the 1928 VFL season.^[5]

In 1929, Henry played for Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association and then in 1930 transferred to Oakleigh where he finished his senior playing career.

Henry later served as secretary of the Oakleigh Football Club for many years.^[6]

Death

Bill Henry died in Oakleigh, Victoria at the age of 69^[7] and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale, Victoria.^[8]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "THE LEAGUE". The Argus. No. 24, 564. Melbourne. 1 May 1925. p. 10.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 24, 569. Melbourne. 7 May 1925. p. 5.
^ "AT CLUB HEAD QUARTERS". The Age. No. 22222. Melbourne. 25 June 1926. p. 7.
^ "PERMITS GRANTED". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1928. p. 19.
^ "Oakleigh Has Had Its Ups and Downs". The Argus. No. 32, 162. Melbourne. 1 October 1949. p. 3.
^ "DEATHS". The Age. Melbourne. 20 August 1974. p. 24.
^ "William Herbert Henry". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

External links

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