Bill Henry (footballer)

Bill Henry
Personal information
Full name	William Herbert Henry
Date of birth	25 November 1904
Place of birth	Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death	19 August 1974 (aged 69)
Place of death	Oakleigh, Victoria
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height/Weight	180 cm / 79 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925 1926–27 1928	Collingwood Hawthorn Essendon	02 0(0) 08 0(5) 09 (20) 19 (25)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1928 season.

William Herbert "Bill" Henry (25 November 1904 – 19 August 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Hawthorn and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

A forward, Bill Henry joined Collingwood in 1925 but struggled to make the team, making only two appearances. He transferred to Hawthorn for two seasons, making a further eight appearances, before transferring to Essendon for the 1928 VFL season.^[2]

Bill Henry died in Oakleigh, Victoria at the age of 69.^[3]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "PERMITS GRANTED.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 21 April 1928. p. 19.
3. "DEATHS". The Age (Melbourne: Google Newspaper Archive). 20 August 1974. p. 24.

External links

• Bill Henry's statistics from AFL Tables
• Bill Henry's profile at Collingwood Forever
• Bill Henry's profile at Essendon FC website