William Stephen Johnson (5 January 1886 – 5 October 1964) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played for
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
and
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Johnson was originally from
Castlemaine Castlemaine may mean:
* Castlemaine, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia
** Castlemaine Football Club, an Australian rules football club
** Castlemaine railway station
* Castlemaine, County Kerry, a town in Ireland
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and captained
West Melbourne to their only VFA premiership in 1906. He was then signed by Essendon, with whom he played as a half back flanker in their losing
1908 VFL Grand Final
The 1908 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1908. It was the 11th annual Grand Final of ...
team. After a few seasons in Queensland, Johnson returned to the league in 1912 and spent the year at Carlton.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1886 births
1964 deaths
Essendon Football Club players
Carlton Football Club players
Castlemaine Football Club players
West Melbourne Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
People from Castlemaine, Victoria
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