Bill McNamara

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Bill McNamara
Personal information
Full name William McNamara
Date of birth 9 June 1876
Place of birth Port Fairy, Victoria
Date of death 21 November 1959(1959-11-21) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Brunswick
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1904 Carlton 69 (8)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
1905–1908 VFL Field umpire 3
1905–1915 VFL Boundary umpire 101
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William McNamara (9 June 1876 – 21 November 1959)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

McNamara was a wingman at Carlton for six seasons and left the club after not being picked for the 1904 finals. As a result, he missed out on playing in the successful team which won three successive premierships from 1906 to 1908. During this time he was instead a VFL umpire and officiated in 104 games, mostly as a boundary umpire. He was on the boundary in the 1910 VFL Grand Final.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bill McNamara". Blueseum - Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "Player-umpires". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


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