| William "Nipper" Truscott | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 1966 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | East Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Trafalgar juniors | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover, forward pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–12 | Mines Rovers | unknown | |
| 1913–24 | East Fremantle | 202 (90) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–24 | Western Australia | 16 (2) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1925–26 | East Fremantle | 37 (24–13–0) | |
| 1934–35 | Perth | 41 (18–23–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1924. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1935. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
William John "Nipper" Truscott Jr. (9 October 1886 in Lithgow, New South Wales – 20 June 1966 in East Fremantle, Western Australia[1]) was an Australian sportsman. He played over 300 games of Australian rules football for Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League (GFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, and represented Western Australia at football, cricket and lawn bowls. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.