Bill Heatley (footballer)
Bill Heatley (13 March 1886 – 31 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Bill Heatley | |||
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 Heatley in 1908 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Heatley | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1948 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Zeehan[1] | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–11 | Collingwood | 50 (19) | |
| 1912 | Brighton (VFA) | 5 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In 1912 he transferred to Brighton in the Victorian Football Association[3] but only played five games for them before his senior football career ended.
Family
Heatley was born William Kennedy, the son of the then unmarried Catherine Kennedy(1867–1899). When she married William Peter Heatley (1862–1936) in 1890 he took his new father's surname of Heatley.
Notes
- "PERMIT APPLICATIONS". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1908. p. 17.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "FOOTBALL". The Argus (20, 260). Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1911. p. 5.
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- Bill Heatley's playing statistics from the VFA Project
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