Bill Lewis
Carlton
AFL career
15 games9 goals
- Debut
- R1 1900 v GEE5 May 1900
- Most recent
- SR3 1900 v ESS8 Sept 1900
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Richmond City, Bill Lewis was a Hamilton-born footballer who made a brief but consistent impact for Carlton at the turn of the century. He debuted in Round 1 of the 1900 season and became an immediate fixture in the Blues' lineup, missing only two matches throughout the entire campaign of home-and-away and sectional rounds. Operating primarily as a forward capable of finding the big sticks, Lewis booted nine goals for the year, proving himself a reliable contributor in attack during a competitive era for the young league. Despite his status as a regular selection who featured in 15 games, his VFL career was limited to that solitary season. Lewis eventually departed the Victorian football scene entirely, moving west to the Goldfields region of Western Australia, where he lived out his remaining years in Kalgoorlie.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill L. Lewis
- Born
- 15 Sept 1874
- Died
- 10 May 1940 (aged 65y 238d)
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kalgoorlie, WA
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Richmond City, Bill Lewis was a Hamilton-born footballer who made a brief but consistent impact for Carlton at the turn of the century. He debuted in Round 1 of the 1900 season and became an immediate fixture in the Blues' lineup, missing only two matches throughout the entire campaign of home-and-away and sectional rounds. Operating primarily as a forward capable of finding the big sticks, Lewis booted nine goals for the year, proving himself a reliable contributor in attack during a competitive era for the young league. Despite his status as a regular selection who featured in 15 games, his VFL career was limited to that solitary season. Lewis eventually departed the Victorian football scene entirely, moving west to the Goldfields region of Western Australia, where he lived out his remaining years in Kalgoorlie.