William Martin Egan (7 November 1886 – 28 February 1941) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Keiran Egan (-1948), and Margaret Egan, née Carrol, William Martin Egan was born at
North Melbourne, Victoria
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
on 7 November 1886.
He married Amy Elizabeth May Forbes (1891-) in 1920.
Football
West Sydney Football Club (NSWFL)
He played for at least two seasons (1904 and 1905) with the West Sydney Football Club in the New South Wales Football League. He played for the Combined Sydney team that defeated the Combined Northern Districts team on 23 July 1904.
Prahran Football Club (VFA)
Cleared from West Sydney to the
Prahran Football Club
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As of 2025, the club competes Premier C division ...
in the
Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1907.
Footscray Football Club (VFA)
Cleared from Prahran to the
Footscray Football Club
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Originally named the Footscray F ...
in the
Victorian Football Association (VFA) in April 1908.
St Kilda Football Club (VFL)
Granted a clearance from Footscray to
St Kilda Football Club
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The club's name originates fro ...
in the
Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909.
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)
In June 1912 he was granted a clearance from St Kilda to the
Melbourne City Football Club in the
Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Death
He died at
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
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It is operated by the St Vincent's Health service, previously known as the Sisters of Charity Health Service, Melbourne. It is situated at the corner of Nicholson Str ...
on 28 February 1941.
Deaths: Egan, ''The Age'', (Monday, 3 March 1941), p.1.
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1886 births
1941 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
St Kilda Football Club players
Footscray Football Club (VFA) players
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA) players
People from North Melbourne
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