Bill Collins (footballer, born 1871)

This article is about the former Carlton player. For the former Hawthorn player, see Bill Collins (footballer, born 1933).

Bill Collins
Collins in 1899
Personal information
Full name William Collins
Date of birth (1871-05-14)14 May 1871
Place of birth Rutherglen, Victoria
Date of death 13 July 1942(1942-07-13) (aged 71)
Place of death Rutherglen, Victoria
Original team(s) Rutherglen, Excelsior
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1900 Carlton 10 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Collins (14 May 1871 – 13 July 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Collins debuted for Carlton in 1899, then returned home to Rutherglen to play with Excelsior[2] in their 1900 Ovens & Murray Football League premiership[3] before returning to Carlton to play the last three games in 1900.

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "1900 - Football". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 19 May 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "1900 - Excelsior win the premiership". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 25 August 1900. p. 10. Retrieved 4 September 2021.