Bill Mountford

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Bill Mountford
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frederick Mountford [1]
Born Blackball, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Blackball (WCRL)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
West Coast
South Island
1946 New Zealand 10000
Source: [2]

William Frederick Mountford (fl.) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Born in Blackball on the West Coast of the South Island, Mountford was one of ten children. Five of them, including Bill, went on to play for the South Island. [3] This included Ken, who like Bill also represented New Zealand, and Cecil, who played for Wigan and later coached New Zealand.[ citation needed ]

Mountford played in one test match for New Zealand, in 1946 against the touring Great Britain Lions.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home" . Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "William Mountford - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project" . Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "Cec Mountford: Rugby league stand-off who led Wigan to glory then". 22 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2016.