Bill Whitfield
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Full name | William Charles Edward Whitfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 October 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 May 1958 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 13 February 2019 Source: [1] |
Bill Whitfield (1884–1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition and was a foundation player of the club.
Playing career[]
Whitfield played in North Sydney's first ever game against South Sydney on April 20 1908 at Birchgrove Oval.
Whitfield played 3 games for New South Wales between 1908 and 1909 and played 1 match for Australia in 1909.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bill Whitfield- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
Categories:
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby league fullbacks
- 1884 births
- 1958 deaths
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league biography stubs