Bill King (Australian rugby league)
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Full name | William Henry King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 February 2019 |
William ‘Bill’ King was an Australian rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's foundation season of 1908.
Playing career
[edit]A fullback, King played for Eastern Suburbs club before joining the North Sydney club in 1912.
King was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that played against South Sydney in rugby league's first premiership decider.
King is remembered as the Sydney Roosters 26th player.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill King - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, by Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
- History of the New South Wales Rugby League Finals, by Steve Haddan