About Bill Woods
Lived 1890 – 1972 (aged 81–82). Bill Woods was an australian rules football player.
William Woods (31 August 1890 – ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of William Woods, a farmer, and Isabella Woods, née Cornell, William Woods was born at Portarlington, Victoria on 31 August 1890.
He married Linda Barbara "Mardi" Allen (1889–1991) on 21 August 1915. They had one child, a daughter.
Military service He enlisted in the First AIF in 1915, served overseas, sustained a gunshot wound to the head in action in France in 1916, and returned to Australia in 1919.
Death He died at Heidelberg, Victoria in 1972.
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Who was Bill Woods?
Australian rules footballer
When was Bill Woods born?
Bill Woods was born on 31 August 1890 in Portarlington, Victoria.
When did Bill Woods die?
Bill Woods died in 1972.
What was Bill Woods's occupation?
Bill Woods was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Bill Woods (Australian footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Woods. https://biography.guide/bill-woods-australian-rules-football-player/
MLA: "Bill Woods." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-woods-australian-rules-football-player/.
Chicago: "Bill Woods." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bill-woods-australian-rules-football-player/.
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