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Key Facts

Full name
Harold Boyd

Known as
Harold Boyd

Born
10 December 1900

Place of birth
Boulder, WA (6432)

Died
10 August 1990 (aged 89)

Place of death
Subiaco, WA (6008)

Senior clubs
West Perth

State of origin
WA

Harold Boyd


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
West PerthWAFL1919-192510060.06
Total1919-192510060.06

We have pleasure in congratulating Harold Boyd on his winning the coveted Sandover Medal. Boyd is only 23 years of age, and for years played with the Leederville juniors prior to entering senior ranks. This is his fourth year with West Perth, and he has a record that any player should he proud of. With the exception of his first year be has represented this State in all big fixtures, and is one of the most popular players in the game. He showed his versatility in the premiership match by playing forward, back, following and roving. The selection is a very popular one.¹

One of three Sandover Medal winning half backs to play for West Perth during the 1920s, the ultra assured and reliable Harold Boyd was arguably the pick of the bunch. He won his medal in 1922, with Jim Gosnell and Jim Craig following suit in 1924 and 1927, respectively. Boyd spent the first seven seasons after World War One with West Perth, winning the club’s fairest and best award in 1923, the same season in which he captain-coached the club. He also captained the Cardinals in 1924. 

Boyd counted both matches at the 1921 Perth carnival, which the home state won, among his seven appearances for Western Australia. In 1928, three seasons after retiring as a player, he took over as West Perth senior coach, steering the side to fifth, third and last place finishes in his three seasons in charge. It was as a player that he established his reputation, however, and he was a worthy inclusion, on a half back flank, in his club’s official ‘Team of the Century’.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “The Australian”, 6/10/22, page 8.

Sources

Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion, Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

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