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Bill Griffiths (footballer, born 1879)

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Bill Griffiths
Personal information
Full name William John Griffiths
Date of birth (1879-04-05)5 April 1879
Place of birth Flemington, Victoria
Date of death 16 October 1928(1928-10-16) (aged 49)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Essendon Town
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1903 Fitzroy 8 (2)
1904–1905 South Melbourne 9 (0)
Total 17 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Griffiths (5 April 1879 – 16 October 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Griffiths played his early football at Essendon Town, in the Victorian Football Association.[1]

He appeared eight times for Fitzroy in the 1903 VFL season but was not selected in the finals.[2] The following year he took the field with South Melbourne and played eight games in his first season and one more in 1905.[2]

Griffiths was a field umpire for one league game in 1911 and a boundary umpire in 19 games between 1911 and 1913.[3]

After retiring from football, Griffiths kept active as a district cricketer and spent some time with the St Kilda Cricket Club. He was a member of the Elsternwick second eleven when he was killed in 1928, while practicing. A ball had struck him on the head as he was attempting to take a catch and he suffered a skull fracture. He was taken to The Alfred Hospital but died soon after.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ a b AFL Tables: Bill Griffiths
  3. ^ "William Griffiths". AFLUA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ The Argus, "Cricketer And Footballer – Death of W. Griffiths", 18 October 1928. p. 14
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