Bill Nolan
Collingwood
AFL career
60 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1947 v FIT19 Apr 1947
- Most recent
- R4 1951 v ESS12 May 1951
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Victoria Park from VFA club Northcote, Bill Nolan was a dependable defender who served Collingwood for five seasons in the immediate post-war era. Standing 183cm, he possessed the height to man key defensive posts but was versatile enough to play across various parts of the backline, notably keeping a clean sheet with zero goals from his 60 senior appearances. He became a regular fixture in the Magpies' defence during the late 1940s, featuring in three finals matches as the club remained a competitive force. After five years at the top level, Nolan departed Collingwood at the end of 1951 to return to Northcote, later extending his football journey as a player for Daylesford and coach of Kyneton in regional Victoria.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill H. Nolan
- Born
- 04 Nov 1926
- Died
- 14 Aug 2002 (aged 75y 283d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Victoria Park from VFA club Northcote, Bill Nolan was a dependable defender who served Collingwood for five seasons in the immediate post-war era. Standing 183cm, he possessed the height to man key defensive posts but was versatile enough to play across various parts of the backline, notably keeping a clean sheet with zero goals from his 60 senior appearances. He became a regular fixture in the Magpies' defence during the late 1940s, featuring in three finals matches as the club remained a competitive force. After five years at the top level, Nolan departed Collingwood at the end of 1951 to return to Northcote, later extending his football journey as a player for Daylesford and coach of Kyneton in regional Victoria.