Bill King (rugby league)
Not to be confused with Bill King (rugby).
William ‘Bill’ King was an Australian rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's foundation season of 1908.
A fullback, King played for the Eastern Suburbs club before joining the North Sydney club in 1912.
King was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that played against South Sydney in rugby league's first premiership decider.
Bill King is remembered as the Sydney Roosters 26th player.
References
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, by Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
- History of the New South Wales Rugby League Finals, by Steve Haddan