Billy Spears

Billy Spears
Spears in 1903
Personal information
Full name William Henry Spears
Born (1877-07-29)29 July 1877
Cheltenham, Victoria
Died 18 August 1957(1957-08-18) (aged 80)
Oakleigh, Victoria
Original team Camberwell Rovers
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Carlton 1 (0)
1903 Collingwood 6 (2)
Total 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Henry Spears (29 July 1877 – 18 August 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He served in the Boer War with the Fifth (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, and was back in Melbourne by April 1902. He began playing with Collingwood Juniors soon after.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 787. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "Billy Spears". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 24 July 2024.