William Charles Richard Wells (1 February 1916 – 27 May 1984) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of former Fitzroy and Richmond footballer
Charles "Chinger" Wells (1892–1929), and Fanny Ellen Wells (1892–1971), née Craven, William Charles Richard Wells was born in
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
on 1 February 1916.
Football
Recruited from the Burnley Football Club, for whom he had played from 1931 to 1933, he spent five seasons with Richmond (1934–1938), during which time he played in 45 Second XVIII games (1934–1938), scoring 16 goals, and in 23 First XVIII games (1934–1938), scoring 2 goals.
Playing at centre half-back, in place of
Norm Dickson, and playing against
Ron Todd, he was one of the best players in the Richmond side that lost to Collingwood in the
1937 First Semi-Final 10.9 (69) to 18.12 (120).
Collingwood Routs Richmond in First League Semi-Final: Best Players and Scorers, ''The Age'', (Monday, 6 September 1937), p.16.
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Notes
Footnotes
References
* Hogan P, ''The Tigers of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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1916 births
1984 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Richmond Football Club players
People from Richmond, Victoria
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