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Bill Stephen

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For the politician, see Bill Stephen (politician).

Bill Stephen
Personal information
Full name William Stephen
Date of birth (1928-04-01)1 April 1928
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 23 August 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 92)
Original team(s) Thornbury CYMS
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1957 Fitzroy 162 (4)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1955–57, 1965–70, 1979–80 Fitzroy 212 (67–144–1)
1976–1977 Essendon 044 0(16–27–1)
Total 256 (83–171–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Stephen (1 April 1928 – 23 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.

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Playing career

Fitzroy Football Club

Recruited from Thornbury CYMS and making his debut with the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFL in 1947, Stephen was one of the best defenders in the league.[1] He won the Fitzroy Football Club best and fairest in 1950 and 1954 and played for Victoria 14 times.[2] He went on to play 162 games and kicked 4 goals for the club, playing prominently from the back pocket position.

Coaching career

Fitzroy Football Club

Bill Stephen coached Fitzroy as senior coach on three separate occasions from 1955 to 1957, 1965 to 1970 and 1979 to 1980.[3] His overall VFL coaching record stands at 258 matches, 84 wins, 172 losses and 2 draws, including the all time VFL/AFL record for most games coached without a grand final appearance but in 2024 his record is set to overtake by Port Adelaide Football Club's coach, Ken Hinkley.[4] He was sacked from Fitzroy in 1970 as he was recovering in hospital from pneumonia and resigned from his final VFL coaching appointment at the end of the 1980 season, after coaching the Lions into the finals in 1979 for the first time since 1960.[5] Stephen was replaced by Robert Walls as Fitzroy Football Club senior coach at the end of the 1980 season.[6]

Yarrawonga Football Club

Stephen was captain / coach of Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1958 to 1963, then was their non playing coach in 1964. Stephen led Yarrawonga to their first O&MFL premiership against Bob Rose's Wangaratta Rovers in 1959.

Stephen was also the non playing coach of the Ovens & Murray Football League inter-league side in 1964.

Essendon Football Club

Stephen also coached Essendon as senior coach from 1976 to 1977, with a 16 win, 27 losses and 1 draw record. Stephen was sacked as Essendon Football Club senior coach at the end of the 1977 season.[7] Stephen was then replaced by Barry Davis as Essendon Football Club senior coach.[8]

Other coaching roles

He was also an assistant coach for South Melbourne and North Melbourne in between his stints at Fitzroy, Essendon, and St Kilda.[9]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 617. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. ^ Full Points Footy biography Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Bill Stephen was Fitzroy through and through". 25 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "AFL Tables - Coaches".
  5. ^ Slattery, Geoff & Comerford, Damien (9 July 1980) Stephen to quit as Lions coach; The Age
  6. ^ "Bill Stephen was Fitzroy through and through". 25 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Bill Stephen was Fitzroy through and through". 25 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Back in Red and Black". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ Stone, Peter (25 June 1976) Stephen, the (not so) quiet nomad

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