Bill Jones (Australian footballer, born 1891)

Bill Jones
Personal information
Full name William Henry Jones
Date of birth (1891-01-29)29 January 1891
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 2 February 1961(1961-02-02) (aged 70)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) California Gully (BFL)[1][2]
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–12 Richmond 19 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Henry Jones (29 January 1891 – 2 February 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Family

The son of former Williamstown footballer William Henry Jones (1862–1929)[4] and Alice Jones (1866–1955),[5] née Hall, William Henry Jones was born in Williamstown on 29 January 1891.

Football

Jones commenced his football career at St Killian's (Bendigo), playing in premiership teams in both 1908 and 1909[6] before moving to senior ranks in 1910 with California Gully in the Bendigo Football League[7] where he gained a reputation as an excellent mark but inconsistent kick.[8]

In 1911 he joined Richmond in the Victorian Football League[9] and made his debut in their Round 1 clash with Collingwood. He scored two goals in the loss to Carlton in Round 5, where again it was noted that “Jones again showed up well in the matter of marking, but failed lamentably in shooting for goal.”[10]

In early 1913 Jones moved to fellow VFL club Melbourne after failing to gain a place in Richmond’s team in the first few weeks of the season[11] but he never played a senior game for Melbourne. Later that season he moved to the Ballarat Football League and played with Golden Square.

In 1914, Jones transferred to North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ "GOSSIP IN GENERAL". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1911. p. 2.
  2. ^ "BENDIGO ASSOCIATION". Bendigo Advertiser. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1911. p. 4.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  4. ^ "OBITUARY". Williamstown Chronicle. Victoria, Australia. 2 February 1929. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 10 August 1955. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Bill Jones". Tigerland Archive.
  7. ^ "SPORTING. FOOTBALL". Bendigo Advertiser. Victoria, Australia. 23 April 1910. p. 7.
  8. ^ "CALIFORNIA GULLY V. EAGLEHAWK". The Bendigo Independent. Victoria, Australia. 26 May 1910. p. 2.
  9. ^ "GOSSIP IN GENERAL". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "CARLTON (13.11) BEAT RICHMOND (4.15)". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 29 May 1911. p. 11.
  11. ^ "SUNDRY SQUIBS". Richmond Guardian. Victoria, Australia. 31 May 1913. p. 3.
  12. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus (. Victoria, Australia. 7 May 1914. p. 12.
  13. ^ "W Jones (North Melbourne)". The VFA Project.
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