| Wally Beckwith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John W. Beckwith | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1893 | ||
| Original team | Clifton Hill | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1918 season .
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John 'Wally' Beckwith (born 30 May 1893) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Beckwith played his early footballer at Clifton Hill and West Melbourne CYMS. He made his only league appearance in the second round of the 1918 VFL season, when he played in Fitzroy's 40 point loss to eventual premiers South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
A knee injury forced him to retire and he turned to umpiring. Beckwith officiated in 22 VFL matches as a boundary umpire in 1928 and 1929, the last of which was the 1929 Grand Final.
His son John had a much more successful career, playing in five premiership teams at Melbourne.