Billy Beggs
St Kilda
AFL career
13 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v COL8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R4 1898 v ESS28 May 1898
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Bio
Recruited from the prestigious Cumloden College in St Kilda East, Billy Beggs was a foundation player for the Saints in the inaugural VFL season of 1897. He joined a team that faced significant on-field challenges, featuring in 13 matches across the league's first two years during a notoriously winless era for the club. A defensive utility who failed to register a goal, Beggs operated in a backline that was frequently under siege before his short career concluded at the end of 1898. Despite his brief tenure, he remains a historic figure as part of the first-ever St Kilda squad to compete in the VFL.
Profile
- Born
- 13 Aug 1878
- Died
- 04 Jan 1957 (aged 78y 144d)
- Birthplace
- Wickliffe, VIC
- Deathplace
- Hamilton, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the prestigious Cumloden College in St Kilda East, Billy Beggs was a foundation player for the Saints in the inaugural VFL season of 1897. He joined a team that faced significant on-field challenges, featuring in 13 matches across the league's first two years during a notoriously winless era for the club. A defensive utility who failed to register a goal, Beggs operated in a backline that was frequently under siege before his short career concluded at the end of 1898. Despite his brief tenure, he remains a historic figure as part of the first-ever St Kilda squad to compete in the VFL.