Bill Kelly (rugby league)

Bill Kelly

Kelly in 1939
Personal information
Full name	William Martin Kelly
Born	1892 Westport, New Zealand
Died	1 July 1975 (aged 82–83) Killara, New South Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909–10 Westport Rivals 1911 Poneke 12 4 0 0 12 1912 Athletic 6 1 0 0 3 Total 18 5 0 0 15 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1910 Buller 2 1 0 0 3 1911 Wellington 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–13 Athletic (WRL) 11 6 0 0 18 1914–15 Balmain 27 16 0 0 48 Total 38 22 0 0 66 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–13 Wellington 12 7 1 0 23 1912–13 New Zealand 14 13 0 0 39 1914 Metropolis 3 2 0 0 6 1914–15 New South Wales 3 1 0 0 3 1914 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1914–15 Balmain 28 18 6 4 64 1923–24 University 24 4 2 18 17 1936–37 Newtown 22 11 0 11 50 1938–43 Balmain 92 55 5 32 60 1944 St. George 15 9 0 6 60 1945 Canterbury-Bankstown 14 4 1 9 29 Total 195 101 14 80 52 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1932 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 1932 Auckland 1 0 0 1 0
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William Martin Kelly (1892–1975), born in Westport, New Zealand was a rugby league football identity who enjoyed success in New Zealand and Australia as both a player and coach in the first half of the 20th century. He played for Wellington, the Balmain Tigers, New South Wales and for both the New Zealand and Australian national sides. He also had a long coaching career with five different clubs in the NSWRFL in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and with New Zealand in 1932.