Bill Walton (footballer)
| Bill Walton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Walton in 1919 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Walton | ||
| Nickname(s) | Chinga | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 July 1953 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death |
St. Kilda | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918–1919 | Collingwood | 27 (17) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Henry Walton (3 September 1894 – 24 July 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
William Henry Waghorne was born at Collingwood on 3 September 1894 to Winifred Waghorne. Winifred later married William Daniel Walton (1853-1930)[2] and William Henry used the Walton surname during his football career.
William married Eleanor May Moody (1895-1972) on 30 December 1914 at the Holy Trinity Church in Port Melbourne. They had two children together, James George Waghorne (born 1916) and Nellie Winifred Waghorne (born 1918). They subsequently divorced in 1935.[3]
Football
Walton started his career at
Walton returned to Port Melbourne in 1920 and was appointed captain-coach of Hawthorn (then playing in the VFA) in 1922. He was however refused a clearance by Port Melbourne and as a result spent the season playing for them, while coaching Hawthorn during the week. Twice that season, he had the unusual situation of playing a VFA game against the club that he coached. In one of those matches a Port Melbourne teammate had to be restrained from striking Walton over Walton's vocal support for the player's opponent.[5] In 1923 he was granted his clearance and steered Hawthorn into the finals.
In 1925 he accepted a position to captain-coach
Hotel licensee
In 1930 he retired as a player and took up being the licensee for the Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne. Later on he was the licensee of the Sir Henry Loch Hotel in Collingwood.[7]
Death
He died at his St Kilda residence after a short illness on 24 July 1953.[8][9]
References
- ^ Collingwood Forever.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 23461. Victoria, Australia. 19 June 1930. p. 1.
- ^ "DIVORCE COURT". The Argus. No. 27, 856. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1935. p. 14.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The (Emerald Hill) Record. Vol. XXI, no. 20. South Melbourne, Victoria. 20 May 1916. p. 3.
- ^ Atkinson, p. 168.
- ISBN 9780987139412
- ^ "Former Magpie player dead". The Age. 25 July 1953.
- ^ Deaths: Walton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 25 July 1953), p. 6.
- ^ "Death of "Chinga" Walton: Great Port Ruckman". The (Emerald Hill) Record. Vol. LXXXIV, no. 30. South Melbourne, Victoria. 1 August 1953. p. 3.
Sources
- Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Bill Walton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Walton at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Walton, at Collingwood Forever.
- W.H. "Bill" Walton, at The VFA Project.