Bill Mountford

Bill Mountford
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frederick Mountford[1]
BornBlackball, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Blackball (WCRL)
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
West Coast
South Island
1946 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

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

Playing career

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Born in Blackball on the West Coast of the South Island, Mountford was one of ten children. Five of them, including Bill, went on to play for the South Island.[3] This included Ken, who like Bill also represented New Zealand, and Cecil, who played for Wigan and later coached New Zealand.[citation needed]

Mountford played in one test match for New Zealand, in 1946 against the touring Great Britain Lions.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "William Mountford - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Cec Mountford: Rugby league stand-off who led Wigan to glory then". 22 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2016.