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Key Facts

Full name
William Shelton

Known as
Bill Shelton

Born
3 August 1902

Died
11 May 1995 (aged 92)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 16y 315d
Last game: 22y 307d

Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 30, 13, 20

Family links
Jack Shelton (Cousin)John Shelton (Cousin)Bill Shelton (Second cousin)Ian Shelton (Second cousin)

Bill Shelton

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
MelbourneV/AFL1919-192554170.3120%———0
Total1919-192554170.3120%———0

AFL: 2,450th player to appear, 4,152nd most games played, 4,024th most goals kickedMelbourne: 349th player to appear, 307th most games played, 334th most goals kicked

Having played briefly with Brighton (six games) Bill Shelton was cleared to Melbourne midway through the 1919 season and went on to play in the Redlegs’ last eight matches of the season. Aged just 16 years and 315 days at the time of his first game Shelton would remain the youngest club debutant until 1942, when Bob Stone played his first game aged 16 years and 25 days. Most of Shelton’s 54 games from 1919 to 1925 were played as a ruckman. He registered 17 goals. He was a Victorian state representative at the 1924 Hobart carnival.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.