Billy Briscoe (Australian footballer)

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Billy Briscoe
Personal information
Full name William Leslie Briscoe
Date of birth (1892-01-11)11 January 1892
Place of birth Preston, Victoria
Date of death 18 May 1943(1943-05-18) (aged 51)
Place of death Mentone, Victoria
Original team(s) West Torrens
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915–1918 Richmond 26 (6)
1919–1920 Brunswick (VFA) 19 (2)
1920–1923 Port Melbourne (VFA) 58 (3)
1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 03 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Leslie Briscoe (11 January 1892 – 18 May 1943[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Briscoe came to Richmond from South Australian club West Torrens.[2] He made 26 appearances for Richmond, over four seasons, during World War I.[3] He later played for Brunswick, Port Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4] From 1926 to 1928, Briscoe was a VFL boundary umpire, then a goal umpire in 1929. He officiated in a total of 51 league games.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Billy Briscoe - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Billy Briscoe
  4. ^ The VFA Project: Billy Briscoe
  5. ^ "William Briscoe". AFL Umpires Association. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.


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