Bill Ahern (footballer born 1874)

Bill Ahern
Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Ahern
Date of birth	25 June 1874
Date of death	27 January 1920 (aged 45)
Original team(s)	Melbourne Grammar
Height / weight	180 cm / 76 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897	St Kilda	12 (6)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.

William Thomas "Bill" Ahern (25 June 1874 – 27 January 1920)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ahern attended Melbourne Grammar, where he captained the school football and cricket teams.^[2] He had already played for two Victorian Football Association (VFA) clubs before joining St Kilda in 1896. He began his VFA career at Fitzroy in 1893, then crossed to Melbourne in 1895.^[3]

He made his VFL debut for St Kilda in the opening round of the inaugural VFL season in 1897 and played a total of 12 games. Along with Reg Stewart, Ahern was St Kilda's joint leading goal-kicker that year, with six goals.^[4]

References

1. "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
2. "DEATH OF MR. W. T. AHERN.". The Australasian. CVIII, (2,809). Victoria, Australia. 31 January 1920. p. 19. Retrieved 12 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
4. AFL Tables: Bill Ahern

External links

• Bill Ahern's statistics from AFL Tables