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Personal information | |||
Full name | William James Money | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 January 1989 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1928 | Geelong | 2 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William James Money, MBE (8 February 1906 - 14 January 1989)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Money appeared in just two senior games for Geelong, both in the 1928 VFL season.[3] He played well, however, in the league seconds that year, sharing the Gardiner Medal with Norman Driver of Melbourne.[4]
Money later served in the Australian Army during World War II, spending two years serving in Palestine.[5]
Money was also prominent in the Scouting movement, and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 for his services to Scouting.[6]