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Billy Briscoe (Australian footballer)

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Billy Briscoe
Personal information
Full name William Leslie Briscoe
Date of birth (1892-01-11)11 January 1892
Place of birth Preston, Victoria
Date of death 18 May 1943(1943-05-18) (aged 51)
Place of death Mentone, Victoria
Original team(s) West Torrens
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915–1918 Richmond 26 (6)
1919–1920 Brunswick (VFA) 19 (2)
1920–1923 Port Melbourne (VFA) 58 (3)
1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Leslie Briscoe (11 January 1892 – 18 May 1943[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Briscoe came to Richmond from South Australian club West Torrens.[2] He made 26 appearances for Richmond, over four seasons, during World War I.[3] He later played for Brunswick, Port Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4] From 1926 to 1928, Briscoe was a VFL boundary umpire, then a goal umpire in 1929. He officiated in a total of 51 league games.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Briscoe - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Billy Briscoe
  4. ^ The VFA Project: Billy Briscoe
  5. ^ "William Briscoe". AFL Umpires Association. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.