Billy Griffith (footballer)

Billy Griffith
Personal information
Birth	26 December 1880
Recruited from	Essendon District
Height and weight	175cm / 76 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Essendon (1899-1913) 186 games, 13 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1913 season

William 'Billy' Griffith (born 26 December 1880) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.

Griffith was a full back but was also used as a rover. He was a rover in Essendon's 1901 premiership side and a fullback in their 1911 and 1912 triumphs. He captained the club from 1907 until 1909 and twice represented Victoria in interstate football, in 1901 and 1902.

In 1997 he was named on the interchange bench in Essendon's official 'Team of the Century'.

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Billy Griffith (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

Essendon Football Club 1901 VFL Premiers

Essendon 6.7 (43) defeated Collingwood 2.4 (16), at the Lake Oval

Captain: T. Collins \| Anderson \| Barry \| M. Collins \| Gavin \| Griffith \| Hastings \| Hiskins \| Kinnear \| Larkin \| Mann \| Martin \| McKenzie \| Robinson \| Stuckey \| Thurgood \| Vollugi \| Wright

Essendon Football Club 1911/1912 VFL Premiers

1/2. Armstrong \| 3/4. Bowe \| 5. Baring \| 7. Chalmers \| 9/10. Hanley \| 10/11. Kirby \| 18/14. McLeod \| 11/16. Ogden \| 15/17. Sewart \| 14/18. Shea \| 16/20. Walker \| 8/29. Griffith

Coach: Worrall

Captains of the Essendon Football Club

1897–1900: Stuckey • 1901–1902: Collins • 1903: Anderson • 1904: Anderson/Gavin • 1905: Robinson • 1906: McKenzie • 1907–1909: Griffith • 1910: Belcher • 1911: Smith • 1912–1915: Belcher • 1918: Baring • 1919: Belcher • 1920–1921: Ogden • 1922–1924: Barker • 1925–1928: Maher • 1929–1930: Ruddell • 1931–1933: Campbell • 1935–1934: Forbes • 1936: Baggott • 1937: Baggott/Forbes • 1938: Webster • 1939–1950: Reynolds • 1951–1957: Hutchison • 1958–1964: Clarke • 1965–1968: Fraser • 1969: McKenzie • 1970–1971: Davis • 1972–1975: Tuddenham • 1976: Moss • 1977–1979: Fletcher • 1980–1981: Madden • 1982: N. Daniher • 1983–1988: T. Daniher • 1989–1991: T. Watson • 1992–1995: Thompson • 1996–1997: O'Donnell • 1998: Hird • 1999: Hird/Long • 2000–2005: Hird • 2006–2009: Lloyd • 2010–: J. Watson

Persondata
Name	Griffith, William
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Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	26 December 1880
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