Bill Daly (footballer)

Bill Daly
Personal information
Full name	Bill Daly
Date of birth	7 November 1892
Date of death	26 September 1980 (aged 87)
Original team(s)	Beverley/Wonthaggi
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1913 1915–1919 Total	Melbourne South Melbourne	02 (1) 59 (1) 61 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1919 season.

Bill Daly ( 7 November 1892 – 26 September 1980)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Daly was recruited from Wonthaggi, but came from Beverley originally.^[2] He played just two games for Melbourne in the 1913 VFL season and didn't make any more league appearances until 1915, when he joined South Melbourne.^[3]

After the club sat out of league football in 1916 due to the war, Daly played all 16 games for South Melbourne in 1917.^[3] He again didn't miss a single game in 1918 and was on a half back flank in the 1918 VFL Grand Final winning side.^[3]

References

1. "Bill Daly - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. AFL Tables: Bill Daly