Bill Woodhouse (footballer)

William Theodore Woodhouse (14 September 1873 – 24 November 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Bill Woodhouse
Woodhouse in 1891
Personal information
Full name William Theodore Woodhouse
Date of birth (1873-09-14)14 September 1873
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 24 November 1934(1934-11-24) (aged 61)
Place of death Launceston, Tasmania[1]
Original team(s) Broken Hill
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Carlton 10 (1)
1898 St Kilda 7 (2)
Total 17 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A tall man, Woodhouse was also a keen athlete who occasionally missed games to compete in cross country races. He started his football career at St. Kilda in 1891. In 1893 he relocated to Broken Hill for a year before returning to Melbourne. He started at Carlton in 1894 and played in its first VFL match in 1897.

He settled in St. Kilda and eventually took over his father pharmacy.

Bill Woodhouse committed suicide by ingesting cyanide while on holiday in Launceston, Tasmania. He usual place of residence was in Park St. St. Kilda, Victoria. His son gave evidence at the Coroners inquest that his father was a chemist. [3]

Notes
  1. "NEWS IN BRIEF". The Examiner. XCIII (224). Tasmania, Australia. 28 November 1934. p. 1.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 970. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "SUICIDE VERDICT". The Examiner. XCIII (224). Tasmania, Australia. 28 November 1934. p. 12.


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