Billy Walsh (Australian footballer)

Billy Walsh
Walsh playing for RAAF in 1942
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Walsh
Born (1911-02-18)18 February 1911
Collingwood, Victoria
Died 11 September 1986(1986-09-11) (aged 75)
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital,
Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team Preston (VFA)
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932-33 Preston (VFA) 23 (39)
1934 Melbourne (VFL)   3 (2)
1935-37 Preston (VFA) 23 (24)
1944 Fitzroy (VFL)   1 (0)
1945 Preston (VFA)   7 (7)
Total 57 (72)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Career highlights
  • Member of Melbourne Seconds premiership team: 1934
  • Best on ground in the 1934 VFL Seconds Grand Final
  • Royal Australian Air Force representative footballer: 1942-1945
  • Clota Medal: 1946
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Joseph Walsh (18 February 1911 – 11 September 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Preston Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and with the Melbourne Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).