Billy King (Australian footballer)

William Herbert 'Billy' King[1] (17 August 1920 – 23 August 1990)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s. King, who started his career at South Melbourne in 1940, was recruited from Ascot Vale.

Billy King
Personal information
Full name William Herbert King
Date of birth 17 August 1920
Date of death 23 August 1990(1990-08-23) (aged 70)
Original team(s) Ascot Vale
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–48 South Melbourne 136 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Primarily a wingman, he participated in the famous 1945 'Bloodbath' Grand Final which South Melbourne lost to Carlton. In 1947 he represented Victoria at the Hobart Carnival and was selected in the 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year.

King was captain / coach of the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1949 and 1950. [3]

King played in the New South Wales state team against Western Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in June, 1949. [4]

King also played for New South Wales against Victoria in July, 1949, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [5]

After two years at Corowa, King accepted the role of captain / coach at North Albury Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League from 1951 to 1953. [6] King was runner up in the 1952 Morris Medal with 19 votes, won by Wodonga's, Norm Webb on 22 votes. [7]

King also represented the Ovens and Murray Football League on numerous occasions during his five years as coach of Corowa and North Albury. [8]

In 1954, King was captain / coach of the Howlong Football Club [9] when they won the Hume Football League premiership, undefeated! [10]

In 1956, King won the Hume Football League best and fairest award, the Azzi Medal for Howlong with 21 votes. [11]

References
  1. KING WILLIAM HERBERT
  2. "Billy King - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. "1949 - Corowa Football Club". Trove Newspapers. The Emerald Hill Record.
  4. "1949 - NSW v WA state team". Trove newspapers. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "1949 - NSW v Victoria". Trove Newspapers. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236927693. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "1952 - O&MFL - Morris Medal". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.
  8. "1953 - O&MFL v Bendigo FL Teams". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald.
  9. "B. King to captain Howlong". Benalla Ensign. Benalla Ensign.
  10. "1956 - Hume FL Grand Final review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.
  11. "1956 - Hume FL - Azzi Medal". Howlong FNC. Howlong FNC.
  • Billy King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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