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Billy Briscoe (Australian footballer)

Billy Briscoe (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer

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).

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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

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


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