Bill Spurling

Bill Spurling
Personal information
Full name William D. Spurling
Date of birth 28 October 1907
Original team Trentham
Height/Weight 179 cm / 78 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928-1935 Footscray 98 (70)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1935 season .

William "Bill" Spurling (born 28 October 1907) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Spurling was a key position player who was used mostly as a centre half-forward.[1] He kicked a career high 24 goals in 1931 and polled nine Brownlow votes.[2] In the same year he also represented the Victorian interstate team twice.[3]

In 1936 he joined Kyneton in the Bendigo Football League. He won the league's Best and Fairest award in his first season.

References

  1. ^ "William Spurling (Footscray)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sn-sz.htm#William%20Spurling%20%28Footscray%29. 
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Bill Spurling
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.