Bill Benton (footballer) explained

Bill Benton
Fullname:Bill Benton
Birth Date:11 March 1906
Birth Place:Maldon, Victoria
Death Place:Scarborough, Western Australia
Originalteam:Birchip
Height:183 cm
Weight:87 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1928–1932
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:56 (41)
Years2:1933–1937
Club2:West Perth
Games Goals2:66 (2)

William Joseph Benton (11 March 1906 – 31 August 1979)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Benton, who came from Birchip, was Richmond's full-back in the 1929 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood.[2] Although he kept Gordon Coventry to two goals, Benton would finish on the losing side.[3] In the 1930 VFL season he played as a forward and kicked 35 goals, seven on them in a win over North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.

Benton went to West Perth after leaving Richmond and was a member of WANFL premiership teams in 1934 and 1935.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Benton - Player Bio. Australian Football. 14 March 2015.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bill_Benton.html AFL Tables: Bill Benton
  4. Web site: Premiership Players 1931–2009. WA Football. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130305071241/http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafl/history. 5 March 2013. dmy-all.