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| Bill Crebbin | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Cottier Crebbin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 1924 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Cremorne, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Cottier Crebbin (8 March 1869 – 9 December 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| External image | |
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 Mr. W.C. Crebbin, Melbourne Punch.[2] |
Family[edit]
The son of Thomas Cottier Crebbin (1829-1911),[3] and Ellen Crebbin (1844-1922), née McLean,[4] William Cottier Crebbin was born at Ballarat East, Victoria on 8 March 1869.[5]
He married Margaret Elizabeth Maude White in June 1895.[6]
Death[edit]
He died at Cremorne, New South Wales on 9 December 1924.[7][8][9][10][11]
Football card[edit]
In 2018 an Australian rules football card featuring Essendon player Bill Crebbin published by the American Tobacco Company in 1894 sold for $10,110 on EBay in Australia.[12]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.190.
- ^ Mr. W.C. Crebbin, Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 3 August 1905), p. 152.
- ^ Deaths: Crebbin, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 26 July 1911), p. 2.
- ^ Funeral Notice: Crebbin, The Ballarat Star, (Friday, 24 November 1922), p 4.
- ^ Births deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.6442/1869.
- ^ Births deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2707/1895.
- ^ Deaths: Crebbin, The Argus, (Friday, 12 December 1924), p.1.
- ^ Billy Crebbin Dead: Noted Essendon Footballer, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 10 December 1924), p.5.
- ^ Death of Mr. W.C. Crebbin, The Australasian, (Saturday, 13 December 1924), p. 32.
- ^ Death of "Billy" Crebbin, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 15 December 1924), p.10.
- ^ 'Old Timer', "Billy Crebbin's Passing", The Referee, (Wednesday, 7 January 1925), p.15.
- ^ Milne, Rick (2018). Rick's Rarity (Round 8): Will Crebbin. Melbourne: AFL Record. p. 70.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
External links[edit]
- Bill Crebbin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Crebbin at AustralianFootball.com
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