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).
He was the grandfather of North Melbourne games record holder Brent Harvey.[1]
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]
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]
In 1951 he joined Preston in the VFA.[4] [5] [6]
On 17 April 1953 he was cleared from Preston to Fitzroy.[7] He played with the Second XVIII.
Having failed to play First XVIII football with Fitzroy, he returned to Preston in 1954.[8]