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Key Facts

Full name
William Spears

Known as
Billy Spears

Born
29 July 1877

Died
18 August 1957 (aged 80)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 26d
Last game: 26y 31d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton; Collingwood

Recruited from
Carlton (1903)

Billy Spears

Club	League	Career span	Games	Goals	Avg	Win %	AKI	AHB	AMK
Carlton	V/AFL	1901	1	0	0.00	0%	—	—	—
Collingwood	V/AFL	1903	6	1	0.17	83%	—	—	—
V/AFL		1901, 1903	7	1	0.14	71%	—	—	—
Total		1901, 1903	7	1	0.14	71%	—	—	—

AFL: 707th player to appear, 8,932nd most games played, 8,465th most goals kickedCarlton: 119th player to appear, 1,130th most games played, 947th most goals kickedCollingwood: 85th player to appear, 824th most games played, 761st most goals kicked

Key Facts

Billy Spears

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