William Collins (14 May 1871 – 13 July 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Collins debuted for Carlton in 1899, then returned home to Rutherglen to play with Excelsior[2] in their 1900 Ovens & Murray Football League premiership[3] before returning to Carlton to play the last three games in 1900.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "1900 - Football". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 19 May 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "1900 - Excelsior win the premiership". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 25 August 1900. p. 10. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links
- Bill Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Collins at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Collins's profile at Blueseum
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