Bill Benton (footballer)

William Joseph "Bill" Benton (11 March 1906 – 31 August 1979)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Bill Benton
Personal information
Full name	Bill Benton
Date of birth	(1906-03-11)11 March 1906
Date of death	31 August 1979(1979-08-31) (aged 73)
Original team(s)	Birchip
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928–1932	Richmond	56 (41)
1933–1937	West Perth	66 0(2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Benton, who came from Birchip, was Richmond's full-back in the 1929 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood.[2] Although he kept Gordon Coventry to two goals, Benton would finish on the losing side.[3] In the 1930 VFL season he played as a forward and kicked 35 goals, seven on them in a win over North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.[3]

Benton went to West Perth after leaving Richmond and was a member of WANFL premiership teams in 1934 and 1935.[4]

References

1. "Bill Benton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. AFL Tables: Bill Benton
4. "Premiership Players 1931–2009". WA Football. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.