Bill Thomas (Australian footballer)

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Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas 1908.jpg
Cigarette card of Thomas in 1908
Personal information
Full name William David Thomas
Date of birth(1886-11-10)10 November 1886
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 8 October 1974(1974-10-08) (aged 87)
Place of death Windsor, Victoria
Original team(s) Carlton District/Rose of Northcote
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1905–1913 South Melbourne 135 (2)
1914–1916; 1919 Richmond 062 (3)
Total197 (5)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1910–1911 South Melbourne 39 (26–12–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
  • South Melbourne premiership player 1909
  • South Melbourne captain-coach 1910–1911
  • Interstate games: 4
  • Victorian captain 1912
  • Richmond captain 1914–1916, 1919
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William David Thomas (10 November 1886 – 8 October 1974) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1906 and 1913 and then for the Richmond Football Club from 1914 to 1916 and again in 1919. His son Len Thomas was a premiership player for South Melbourne.

"Son", as he was nicknamed, was captain-coach of South Melbourne in 1910 and 1911 and was captain of Richmond for every game he played for them.

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References

  1. "Bill Thomas - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.