| Bill Bourke | |
| Fullname: | William Bourke |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia |
| Death Place: | Middle Park, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Collingwood Trades |
| Position: | Full Forward |
| Statsend: | 1909 |
| Years1: | 1908–1909 |
| Club1: | Richmond |
| Games Goals1: | 32 (45) |
Bill Bourke (23 July 1882 – 13 November 1932)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Bourke had the distinction of topping Richmond's goal-kicking in their first two VFL seasons, in 1908 and 1909, with 25 and 20 goals respectively.[3] [4] He along with family members was a strong Collingwood supporter and actually first tried to play for Collingwood. Upon being denied a game as a Magpie he decided to play with Richmond who were just entering the VFL. He retired after just two seasons to drive a taxi as it paid more than his wage as a footballer. He later ran a boot factory, which employed many league footballers and was the largest in the southern hemisphere at the time. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1932 leaving a family of six children behind.[5]