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Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1865)

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Bill Ahern
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Ahern
Date of birth (1865-03-02)2 March 1865
Place of birth County Cork, Ireland
Date of death 26 May 1938(1938-05-26) (aged 73)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) Preston (VFA)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Joseph Ahern (2 March 1865 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for Carlton in the first season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.[1]

For many years he was believed to have been born in 1873 but this was found to be incorrect in 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers Every AFL/VFL Player Since 1897, Russell Holmesby, Jim Main, Crown Content, 2002
  2. ^ "The curious case of Bill Ahern". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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