Bill Weir
Carlton
AFL career
16 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v FIT8 May 1897
- Most recent
- SR2 1898 v FIT3 Sept 1898
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Fitzroy Juniors, Bill Weir holds a distinctive place in history as a member of Carlton’s inaugural VFL team in 1897. He featured in the club’s first-ever league campaign and played 16 games across the competition's first two seasons, managing a single goal during the low-scoring pioneering era. Weir stepped away from top-level football after the 1898 season to pursue a professional career, qualifying as a pharmacist and establishing himself as a chemist in Williamstown. His service extended beyond the football field and the pharmacy, as he later enlisted in the Australian Army to fight in the Boer War, where he was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal.
Profile
- Born
- 23 Aug 1874
- Died
- 08 July 1955 (aged 80y 319d)
- Birthplace
- Fitzroy North, VIC
- Deathplace
- Manly, NSW
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Fitzroy Juniors, Bill Weir holds a distinctive place in history as a member of Carlton’s inaugural VFL team in 1897. He featured in the club’s first-ever league campaign and played 16 games across the competition's first two seasons, managing a single goal during the low-scoring pioneering era. Weir stepped away from top-level football after the 1898 season to pursue a professional career, qualifying as a pharmacist and establishing himself as a chemist in Williamstown. His service extended beyond the football field and the pharmacy, as he later enlisted in the Australian Army to fight in the Boer War, where he was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal.