Bill King (rugby league)

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William ‘Bill’ King was an Australian rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's foundation season of 1908.

A fullback, King played for the Eastern Suburbs club before joining the North Sydney club in 1912.

King was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that played against South Sydney in rugby league's first premiership decider.

Bill King is remembered as the Sydney Roosters 26th player.

References

  • The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, by Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
  • History of the New South Wales Rugby League Finals, by Steve Haddan