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Full name
  
William Windley

Years
  
Club

Date of birth
  
28 August 1868

Name
  
Bill Windley

Died
  
August 30, 1953

Position(s)
  
Centreman/Rover


Date of death
  
30 August 1953(1953-08-30) (aged 84)

Role
  
Australian Rules Footballer

Original team(s)
  
South Melbourne (VFA)

Bill windley round 1 et finals


William Dean Windley (28 August 1868 – 30 August 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Windley was one of South Melbourne's veteran footballers when they started out in the VFL, having played in the VFA since 1886. He had been a member of their 1888, 1889 and 1890 premiership sides, and their 1896 team that was beaten in the premiership play-off match.

An elusive player, he was a centreman in the VFA but was often used as a rover later on in his career and also spent some time up forward. In the VFL, he captained South Melbourne in 1900 and 1902, and played in their losing 1899 Grand Final team.

He retired one week after his 37th birthday, with his total of 269 career matches being a record for the club until it was broken by Michael O'Loughlin in the 2007 Second Elimination Final, 102 years after Windley's last match, 54 years after his death and 26 years after the Swans had moved to Sydney.

References

Bill Windley Wikipedia