Bill Cleary (Australian footballer)

Bill Cleary
Bill Cleary
Personal information
Full name	William Cleary
Date of birth	20 February 1868
Place of birth	Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death	27 January 1942 (aged 73)
Place of death	Kew, Victoria
Original team(s)	South Ballarat
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1886–1887	South Ballarat
1888–1896	Fitzroy (VFA)
1897–1899	Fitzroy
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Career highlights
	VFA premiership player: 1895; VFL premiership player: 1899;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William 'Bice' Cleary (20 February 1868 – 27 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cleary came from South Ballarat, and after two seasons crossed to Fitzroy. He was vice captain in 1894–1896, and after Tom Banks retired, was 28 when he captained Fitzroy in the inaugural VFL season. He resigned the captaincy, which went to Alec Sloan the following season.

His final game was as a forward pocket in Fitzroy's 1899 Grand Final triumph, having come into the side towards the end of the season after not playing for over a year.

References

^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 29, 776. Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1942. p. 2.

External links

Bill Cleary's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Bill Cleary at AustralianFootball.com
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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[1] "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 29, 776. Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1942. p. 2.

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