Bill Marchbank

William "Bill" Marchbank (23 August 1887 – 19 July 1941)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Bill Marchbank
Personal information
Full name William Marchbank
Date of birth (1887-08-23)23 August 1887
Place of birth Yarragon, Victoria
Date of death 19 July 1941(1941-07-19) (aged 53)
Place of death South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Gaffney's Creek
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908 Carlton 03 (2)
1910–12 Fitzroy 22 (0)
Total 25 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The third child of James William Marchbank and Janet Scott, Bill Marchbank was a burly player who made three appearances for Carlton in 1908. After a year with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), he joined Fitzroy where he played for three seasons. In 1915, Marchbank transferred to Hawthorn[3] in the VFA along with his half-brother Jim but made only one appearance[4] before enlisting to serve in World War I.[5]

He married Emma Theresa McMaster in 1919 and served as a policeman for thirty years in various country and metropolitan locations until his death in 1941.

References
  1. "PERSONAL". Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 6 May 1915. p. 15.
  4. Gordon, Harry & Michael. One For All: the story of the Hawthorn Football Club. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-921332-83-8.
  5. "William Marchbank – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2014.


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