Billy Egan Explained
| Billy Egan |
| Fullname: | William Martin Egan |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1886 |
| Birth Place: | North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Footscray (VFA) |
| Statsend: | 1909 |
| Years1: | 1909 |
| Games Goals1: | 8 (0) |
William Martin Egan (7 November 1886 – 28 February 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Keiran Egan (-1948), and Margaret Egan, née Carrol, William Martin Egan was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 7 November 1886.
He married Amy Elizabeth May Forbes (1891-) in 1920.
Football
West Sydney Football Club (NSWFL)
He played for at least two seasons (1904 and 1905) with the West Sydney Football Club in the New South Wales Football League.[2] [3] He played for the Combined Sydney team that defeated the Combined Northern Districts team on 23 July 1904.[4]
Prahran Football Club (VFA)
Cleared from West Sydney to the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1907.[5] [6]
Footscray Football Club (VFA)
Cleared from Prahran to the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in April 1908.[7]
St Kilda Football Club (VFL)
Granted a clearance from Footscray to St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909.[8]
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)
In June 1912 he was granted a clearance from St Kilda to the Melbourne City Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[9]
Death
He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 28 February 1941.[10]
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
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.255.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230035581 Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 24 April 1904), p.6.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230036472 Australian Football, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 1 May 1904), p.7.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127805471 Football: Australian, Combined Sydney Defeat Combined Northern District, The (Sydney) Sunday Times, (Sunday, 24 June 1904), p.8.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198609057 Victorian Association, THe Age, (Friday, 10 May 19070, p.8.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144505173 The Association: Prahran v. Preston, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday May 1907), p.3
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196102757 Football: Victorian Association, The Age, (Thursday, 30 April 1908), p.9.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242048583 The Play and the Players, The Herald, (Friday, 18 June 1909), p.2.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197368891 Football, The Age, (Friday, 28 Jun 1912), p.14.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205287980 Deaths: Egan, The Age, (Monday, 3 March 1941), p.1.
