Bill Lumsden

Bill Lumsden
Personal information
Full name	James William Lumsden
Date of birth	(1924-12-24)24 December 1924
Place of birth	Armadale, Victoria
Date of death	7 September 1988(1988-09-07) (aged 63)
Place of death	Heathmont, Victoria
Original team(s)	Katamatite[1]
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1948–49	St Kilda	11 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James William Lumsden (24 December 1924 – 7 September 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Lumsden was recruited to St. Kilda from Katamatite Football Club after he won the 1947 - O'Dwyer Medal in the Murray Football League.

He also served in the RAAF in World War II.^[3]

Notes

1. "VFL GRANTS OVER 70 PERMITS". The Argus. No. 31, 708. Melbourne, Victoria. 17 April 1948. p. 23.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 532. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
3. "World War II Roll: James William Lumsden". Commonwealth of Australia.

External links

• Bill Lumsden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bill Lumsden at AustralianFootball.com