Bill Henderson (Australian rules footballer)
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Bill Henderson
| image =
| fullname = William Charles Henderson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Port Melbourne, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|4|17|1887|12|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = Armadale, Victoria
| originalteam = North Melbourne Juniors
| height =
| weight =
| position = Back-pocket
| statsend = 1914
| years1 = 1909
| club1 = Richmond (VFL)
| games_goals1 = {{0}}5 (1)
| years2 = 1910–11
| club2 = Melbourne (VFL)
| games_goals2 = 14 (0)
| years3 = 1913–14
| club3 = Brighton (VFA)
| games_goals3 = 27 (7)
| games_goalstotal = 46 (8)
| careerhighlights =
}}
William Charles Henderson (14 December 1887 – 17 April 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.386.
Family
The son of Edgar John Dean Henderson (1860-1895), and Julia Theresa Henderson (1861-1947), née Burke,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197995792 Marriages: Henderson—Burke, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 December 1883), p.40.] (later Mrs. James Williamson),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206050759 Deaths: Williamson, The Age, (Saturday, 22 November 1947), p.13.] William Charles Henderson was born at Port Melbourne, Victoria on 14 December 1887.
He married Naomi Mina "Omie" Coventry (1888-1953) in 1911.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23237796 Deaths: Henderson, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 April 1953), p.12.]
Football
=Richmond (VFL)=
=Melbourne (VFL)=
Cleared from Richmond to Melbourne on 25 May 1910.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10859067 Players' Permits: League Clubs, The Argus, (Thursday, 26 May 1910), p.5.]
=Brighton (VFA)=
Cleared from Melbourne in April 1913,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10778095 Football: Other Permits: The Association, The Argus, (Thursday, 17 April 1913), p.6.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241828586 Brighton: Training for System, The Herald, (Friday, 25 April 1913), p.4.] Henderson played for Brighton in the VFA for two seasons: 1913 (14 games), and 1914 (13 games).
Death
Notes
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References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
- {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=B/Bill_Henderson.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=bill%2Bhenderson/2563}}
- [http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Bill+Henderson Demonwiki profile]
- [http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Henderson,_William.php William Henderson], at The VFA Project.
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Richmond Football Club players
Category:Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Brighton Football Club players
Category:People from Port Melbourne
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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