Wal Gillard

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Wal Gillard
Wal Gillard 1896.jpg
Gillard in 1896 during his Collingwood VFA career
Personal information
Full name Walter Worthy Gillard
Date of birth(1874-07-10)10 July 1874
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 8 October 1931(1931-10-08) (aged 57)
Place of death Clifton Hill, Victoria [1]
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1896–1899 Collingwood 55 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walter Worthy Gillard (10 July 1874 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 26, 568. Victoria, Australia. 9 October 1931. p. 1.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 318. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5 .


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