Bill Twomey, Sr.

Infobox afl player | firstname = Bill
lastname = Twomey, Sr.




birthdate = 14 May 1899
birthplace =
originalteam = Heidelberg
heightweight = 174cm / 70 kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1918
debutteam = Collingwood
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Collingwood (1918-22)
* 54 games, 5 goals
Hawthorn (1933-34)
* 10 games, 0 goalsTotal - 64 Games, 5 Goals
coach =
coachingteams = Hawthorn (1933-34)
* 32 Games, 5 Wins, 27 losses
statsend = 1934
careerhighlights =
*Collingwood premiership side 1919

William 'Bill' Patrick Twomey (born 14 May 1899) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL. His sons Mick, Pat and Bill all played league football with Collingwood.

Twomey possessed exceptional pace and was thus used mainly as a wingman although he also played occasionally as a centreman and half back. In five seasons with Collingwood he played 54 games, including their 1919 premiership as well as in three losing grand finals. He represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australua in 1921.

After leaving Collingwood at the end of the 1922 season to concentrate on an athletics career, Twomey had success as a sprinter and in 1924 won the Stawell Gift. He later turned to coaching and joined Hawthorn in 1933 as Captain-coach. Hawthorn finished in 11th position for both of his seasons in charge, the latter in a non playing capacity although he did appear in one match that year.

References

*AflRleague|ref=B/Bill_Twomey1.html
* [http://afl.allthestats.com/coaches/coach.php?id=96 Coaching record at www.afl.allthestats.com]
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.