Bill Henderson (Australian rules footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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| 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 =

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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

He died on 17 April 1956.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71798408 Deaths: Henderson, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 April 1956), p.13.]

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}}