Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1910) explained
| Bill Roberts |
| Fullname: | William Henry Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Nhill, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Seville, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Nhill |
| Statsend: | 1933 |
| Years1: | 1931, 1933 |
| Games Goals1: | 12 (1) |
William Henry Roberts (22 July 1910 – 8 December 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Charles George Roberts (1881–1961), and Ellen Louisa Roberts (1884–1972), née Harris, William Henry Roberts was born at Nhill, Victoria on 22 July 1910.
He married Gwen Molloy (1919-2004) in 1937.
Football
Recruited from the Nhill Football Club in 1931.[2]
Essendon (VFL)
He played for the First XVIII in six consecutive home-and-away games in 1931,[3] [4] and in 3 consecutive home-and-away games in 1933.[5]
Horsham (WFL)
In 1946 he was appointed non-playing coach of the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera Football League.[6]
Military service
Roberts served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[7]
Death
He died at Seville, Victoria on 8 December 1973.[8]
References
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Aircraftman 1 William Henry Roberts (53856), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- A9301, 53856: World War Two Service Record: Aircraftman 1 William Henry Roberts (53856), National Archives of Australia.
- 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.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (20140, p.754.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223324773 Nhill Players for Essendon, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 September 1930), p.74.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4387008 Football: Essendon v. Collingwood, The Argus, (Friday, 10 July 1931), p.11.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4402409 Collingwood Defeated: Outplayed in Second Quarter, The Argus, (Monday, 13 June 1931), p.11.
- "It was evident throughout 1933 that a number of [Essendon's] players were not living up to [the Club's] expectations. Thirty-seven players were tried during the year in a vain endeavour to lift the side." (Maplestone, 1996, p.119). Roberts did not play in either of the only two matches that Essendon won in the 18-game 1933 home-and-away season.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73076457 Horsham Appoints Non-Playing Coach: Bill Roberts Accepts Position, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 19 March 1946), p.4.
- Nominal Roll.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G50QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2526%2C2699967 Deaths: Roberts, The Age, (Monday, 10 December 1973), p.18.
