Bill Newton (footballer) explained

Bill Newton
Fullname:	William Thomas Newton
Birth Date:	8 February 1875
Birth Place:	Prahran, Victoria
Death Place:	Bairnsdale, Victoria
Statsend:	1897
Years1:	1897
Games Goals1:	3 (0)

William Thomas Newton (8 February 1875 – 6 April 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Football

Cleared from Richmond (VFA) to St. Klda (VFA) in May 1896,^[2] he played in St Kilda's first three VFL competition matches in 1897.

Family

The son of James Newton, and Harriett Ann Newton, née Oakley, William Thomas Newton was born at Prahran on 8 February 1875. He married Ellen Williams in 1900. He died at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 6 April 1941.^[3]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.655.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227709355 Opening of the Season, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 5 May 1896), p.6.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205155590 Deaths: Newton, The Age, (Tuesday, 8 April 1941), p.1.