William Frederick Mountford () is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Born in

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, Mountford was one of ten children. Five of them, including Bill, went on to play for the

. This included Ken, who like Bill also represented New Zealand, and Cecil, who played for Wigan and later coached New Zealand. Mountford played in one test match for New Zealand, in 1946 against the touring Great Britain Lions.

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