Bill McIlroy (footballer)

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Bill McIlroy
Personal information
Full name William McIlroy
Date of birth (1883-11-24)24 November 1883
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 18 August 1960(1960-08-18) (aged 76)
Place of death Middle Park, Victoria
Original team(s) Essendon 'A'
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913 University 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William McIlroy (24 November 1883 – 18 August 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

McIlroy’s first senior level football appearance was in 1908 when he joined the Essendon Association team from the Public Service team.[2] Five years later he obtained a clearance to University at the start of the 1913 VFL season[3] and he made three VFL appearances.

A career public servant, McIlroy was appointed Secretary of Lands in 1933[4] and served in this role until his retirement in 1949.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 581. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Australasian. Victoria, Australia. 27 June 1908. p. 23.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1913. p. 5.
  4. ^ "SECRETARY OF LANDS". Gippsland Times. Victoria, Australia. 21 September 1933. p. 5.
  5. ^ "New Secretary of Lands Dept". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1949. p. 6.

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