Australian rules footballer
| Billy Harrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cigarette card of Harrison in 1911 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Harrison | ||
| Date of birth | (1883-11-05)5 November 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1949(1949-04-29) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death |
Prince Henry's Hospital, St Kilda Road, Melbourne | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–11 | Essendon | 24 (6) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Harrison (5 November 1883 – 29 April 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William Harrison (1852-1936), and Bliss Harrison (1854-1942), née Upstone, William Harrison was born on 5 November 1883.
Death
He died at Prince Henry's Hospital, in St Kilda Road, Melbourne on 29 April 1949.
Notes
- "Billy Harrison - AFL update". BigFooty.
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.369.
- Deaths: Harrison, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 August 1942), p.6.
- Deaths: Harrison, The Age, (Saturday, 30 April 1949), p.2.
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
- Billy Harrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Harrison at AustralianFootball.com
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