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William Thomas Ahern (25 June 1874 – 27 January 1920) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Ahern
Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Ahern
Date of birth	25 June 1874
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	27 January 1920(1920-01-27) (aged 45)
Place of death	Stratford, Victoria
Original team(s)	Melbourne Grammar
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897	St Kilda	12 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Patrick Ahern, and Elizabeth Caroline Ahern (1840-1906),[1] née White, William Thomas Ahern was born in Collingwood on 25 June 1874.

He married Annie Amelia Alberta Spry (1872-1962) in 1899.

Education

He was educated at Scotch College (1887), and at Melbourne Grammar School (1888-1894).[2] He was captain of Melbourne Grammar's football and cricket teams.[3]

Football

He had already played for two Victorian Football Association (VFA) clubs before joining St Kilda in 1896. He began his VFA career at Fitzroy in 1893, then crossed to Melbourne in 1895.[4]

He made his VFL debut for St Kilda in the opening round of the inaugural VFL season in 1897 and played a total of 12 games. Along with Reg Stewart, Ahern was St Kilda's joint leading goal-kicker that year, with six goals.[5]

Death

He died at Stratford, Victoria on 27 January 1920.[6][3][7]

Footnotes

References

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

External links

• Bill Ahern's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bill Ahern at AustralianFootball.com
• Bill Ahern, Demonwiki.

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