Bill Collins (footballer, born 1871) explained

Bill Collins
Fullname:	William Collins
Birth Date:	14 May 1871
Birth Place:	Rutherglen, Victoria
Death Place:	Rutherglen, Victoria
Originalteam:	Rutherglen, Excelsior
Position:	Follower
Statsend:	1900
Years1:	1899–1900
Games Goals1:	10 (2)

William Collins (14 May 1871 – 13 July 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Collins debuted for Carlton in 1899, then returned home to Rutherglen to play with Excelsior^[2] in their 1900 Ovens & Murray Football League premiership^[3] before returning to Carlton to play the last three games in 1900.

External links

• • • Bill Collins's profile at Blueseum

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 162.
2. Web site: 1900 - Football . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 4 September 2021 . 3 . 19 May 1900.
3. Web site: 1900 - Excelsior win the premiership . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 4 September 2021 . 10 . 25 August 1900.