Bill Horder Explained

Fullname:William Horder[1]
Birth Date:12 May 1929
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:Western Suburbs
Year1start:1948
Year1end:53
Appearances1:88
Tries1:10
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:30
Club2:Eastern Suburbs
Year2start:1956
Appearances2:10
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1949
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:2
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:6
Source:[2]

William "Bill" Horder was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs as a prop. He was the nephew of Harold Horder.[3]

Playing career

Horder made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1948 and was a member of the Wests team which won the premiership that year defeating Balmain 8–5 in the grand final.

In 1952, Horder was a member of the Wests team which won their fourth premiership defeating South Sydney 22–12 in the grand final. This would be the last premiership Western Suburbs would win before exiting the competition in 1999 to merge with the Balmain Tigers.

Horder played three more seasons with Wests before joining Easts in 1956 and played a single season with them before retiring. Horder also represented New South Wales on 3 occasions in 1949.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Horder's Nephew In School Game . . 11,031 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 May 1945 . 12 March 2024 . 12 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Bill Horder - Playing Career - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. News: No title . . Queensland, Australia . 29 July 1949 . 12 March 2024 . 21 (CITY FINAL) . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Wests stalwart Horder dies. 10 November 2004. The Sydney Morning Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221527/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-stalwart-horder-dies-20041110-gdk31v.html . 26 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players. Wests Magpies . https://web.archive.org/web/20170721071203/http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/the-archives/first-grade-players/ . 21 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Men's Honour Roll. Sydney Roosters. 18 June 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/. dead.