Billy Irwin (Australian rules footballer)

Billy Irwin
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Irwin
Date of birth	(1884-10-14)14 October 1884
Place of birth	Footscray, Victoria
Date of death	17 October 1946(1946-10-17) (aged 62)
Place of death	North Adelaide
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1911	Melbourne	2 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Henry Irwin (14 October 1884 – 17 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Irwin played two games of football for Melbourne in 1911 and was also a keen cricketer. He enlisted in the artillery in World War I, subsequently becoming a chaplain. He later was a teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Victoria and St Peter's College, Adelaide.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Saint's Master And Quiz Expert Dies". News. Vol. 47, no. 7, 241. South Australia. 17 October 1946. p. 3.

External links

• Billy Irwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Billy Irwin at AustralianFootball.com