| 词条 | Bill Spurling |
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| name = Bill Spurling | image = Bill Spurling 1919.jpg | alt = | caption = | fullname = William David Spurling | birth_date = 28 October 1907 | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1972|4|13|1907|10|28|df=yes}} | death_place = | originalteam = Trentham | height = 179 cm | weight = 78 kg | position = | statsend = 1935 | years1 = 1928–1935 | club1 = Footscray | games_goals1 = 98 (70) | careerhighlights = }} William "Bill" Spurling (28 October 1907 – 13 April 1972)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In his early years Spurling grew up in the suburb of Williamstown, Victoria not far from St. Mary's Catholic Church. The family lived in a large house and his father, David, ran a successful tailoring company in Footscray, now known as Spurling Formalwear. At the age of 10 years he was enrolled at St. Joseph's Christian Brothers College, North Melbourne. One year later he played with that schools junior football team, losing only two games for the entire season.[3] That same year Spurling was declared the schools Champion Under 14 Handball player. On leaving school he entered his fathers business As his abilities strengthened Spurling became a key position player on the football field who was used mostly as a centre half-forward.[2] He kicked a career high 24 goals in 1931 and polled nine Brownlow votes.[4] In the same year he also represented the Victorian interstate team twice.[5] In 1936 he joined Kyneton in the Bendigo Football League. He won the league's best and fairest award in his first season and in 1939 was reappointed their coach.[6] References{{Commons category}}1. ^{{cite web|title=Australia Death Index, 1787-1985|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausdeathindex&so=2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=william&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Spurling+&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1907&msbdy_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=924&cp=0|publisher=Ancestry|accessdate=15 August 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spurling, Bill}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/bill%2Bspurling/4807|title=Bill Spurling - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=13 November 2014}} 3. ^Concerning the Christian Brothers' College, St. Joseph's, North Melbourne 1919 (annual magazine) p.23-25 4. ^AFL Tables: Bill Spurling 5. ^{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}} 6. ^"SPURLING REAPPOINTED". (1939, 18 March). The Argus (Melbourne), p. 16. Retrieved 17 December 2014. 5 : 1907 births|Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)|Western Bulldogs players|Kyneton Football Club players|1972 deaths |
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