Billy Dedman

Australian rules footballer (1854–1920)

Australian rules footballer

Billy Dedman
Dedman wearing his Norwood guernsey in 1879
Personal information
Full name	William Hine James Dedman
Nickname(s)	Doddy
Date of birth	(1854-09-10)10 September 1854
Place of birth	Campbell Town, Van Diemen's Land
Date of death	24 July 1920(1920-07-24) (aged 65)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Carlton United
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1871, 1873–1876	Carlton	42 (22)^[1]
1877, 1880	South Adelaide	20 (16)^[2]
1878–1880	Norwood	23 (19)
Total		85 (57)^[3]
Career highlights
4x Carlton premiership player (1871, 1873–1875) Victorian leading goal-kicker (1876) SAFA leading goal-kicker (1877) South Adelaide premiership player (1877) 3x Norwood premiership player (1878–1880) 2x Norwood leading goal-kicker (1878–1879) 2x South Adelaide leading goal-kicker (1877, 1880)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

William Hine James Dedman (10 September 1854 – 24 July 1920) was an Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the pre-VFA era and for South Adelaide and Norwood in the SAFA.^[4]

In 1876, whilst playing for Carlton, he kicked 18 goals across all matches, the most in the colony of Victoria for the year.^[5]

References

^ These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
^ These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
^ These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
^ "REDLEGS MUSEUM | PLAYERS". www.redlegsmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club | Billy Dedman". Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 21 April 2019.