Bill Dalton (footballer) explained

William Joseph Dalton (11 March 1876 – 14 December 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of William Dalton (1845-1914),^[2] and Anna Dalton (1853-1925), née Brophy,^[3] William Joseph Dalton was born in Melbourne on 11 March 1876.

He married Ellen Theresa "Nellie" Tipping (1875-1919) in 1905.^[4]

Football

A dual premiership player, Dalton played on the half-forward flank in Fitzroy's 1898 premiership team and its 1899 premiership team.

Death

He died at his Brunswick, Victoria residence on 14 December 1955.^[5]

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, 7th ed., Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Notes and References

1. News: Football Notes. . . Melbourne . 14 May 1898 . 12 June 2015 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198632899 Deaths: Dalton, The Age, (Wednesday, 22 July 1914), p. 1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155757400 Deaths: Dalton, The Age, (Friday, 24 April 1925), p. 1.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155212035 Deaths: Dalton, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1919), p. 1.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71786485 Deaths: Dalton, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 December 1955), p. 15.