Bill Strang (footballer)
| Bill Strang | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William A. Strang | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1883 | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 1937 (aged 53) | ||
| Original team(s) | Albury[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–1907, 1913 | South Melbourne | 69 (80) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
William "Bill" Strang (7 October 1883 – 9 May 1937)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Strang was a strong aerialist from Albury, used as both a follower and forward. He kicked three of South Melbourne's six goals, from centre half-forward, in their 1907 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton.[3]
Strang spent the next period of his career in New South Wales. After returning to Albury to start a business, he played for the Albury Football Club.[4]
Strang returned to South Melbourne in 1913 and was the club's leading goal-kicker with 29 goals.[3]
Four sons played senior football in the VFL; Alan and Colin as well as Richmond premiership stars of the 1930s Doug and Gordon. Two grandsons were members of the Tiger's premiership team in 1967, Geoff Strang (son of Doug) and John Perry (son of his daughter Edna "Bob" Perry, née Strang), with Geoff backing up again in 1969.[2]
References
- ↑ "A Three Points Win.". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 July 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Bill Strang - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- 1 2 AFL Tables: Bill Strang
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.