Bill Harvey (Australian footballer) explained

Bill Harvey
Fullname:William Charles Harvey
Birth Date:10 October 1926
Birth Place:Mordialloc, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg West, Victoria
Height:185 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1948
Years1:1948
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:2 (0)
Years2:1953
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:0 (0)

William Charles Harvey (10 October 1926 – 6 September 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

He was the grandfather of North Melbourne games record holder Brent Harvey.[1]

Football

North Melbourne (VFL)

In his two seasons with North Melbourne (1948–1949), although a regular player in the Second XVIII, he only played in two senior matches, against Collingwood and Footscray in the 1948 season.[2]

Heidelberg (DVFL)

He then played in the Diamond Valley Football League for the Heidelberg Football Club. He was the league's leading goal-kicker in 1950, with 102 goals.[3]

Preston (VFA)

In 1951 he joined Preston in the VFA.[4] [5] [6]

Fitzroy (VFL)

On 17 April 1953 he was cleared from Preston to Fitzroy.[7] He played with the Second XVIII.

Preston (VFA)

Having failed to play First XVIII football with Fitzroy, he returned to Preston in 1954.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. AFL Tables.
  3. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c5cfe10e4afe931056b13aa/t/5c86717d652dea6737edcd5a/1552314764882/20190308_HFNC_Club+History_Document_v1.0.pdf "League Best & Fairest/Leading Goalkicker", at p.10, of Heidelberg Football & Netball Club: Our History, Heidelberg Football & Netball Club, (Heidelberg), 2009.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23060275 Norman Cleared to Moorabbin, The Argus, (Saturday, 12 May 1951), p.13.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209823225 Welch, Bruce, "Loss of Captain Blow to Box Hill's Hopes", The Age, (Friday, 11 May 1951), p.15.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23067235 Harvey To Miss Two V.F.A. Rounds, The Argus, (Wednesday, 18 July 1951), p.12.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205722942 Football Permits, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1953), p.10.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176555247 Around Teams in Association: Preston, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 27 March 1954), p.10.