Bill Dolphin

Australian rules footballer

Bill Dolphin
Dolphin in 1907
Personal information
Full name	William Harold Dolphin
Date of birth	5 November 1881
Place of birth	Chewton, Victoria
Date of death	9 September 1969(1969-09-09) (aged 87)
Place of death	Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Yarrawonga
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1905–1911	South Melbourne	100 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Harold Dolphin (5 November 1881 – 9 September 1969)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dolphin was a fullback from Yarrawonga, who captained South Melbourne in 1907 in 1908.^[2] He captained his club in the 1907 VFL Grand Final, which they lost narrowly to Carlton. An injury cost him a place in South Melbourne's 1909 premiership team, after playing in their preliminary final win the previous week.^[1] In 1911 he became just the fifth South Melbourne player to reach 100 VFL games.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bill Dolphin - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ AFL Tables: Bill Dolphin