William Stephen was an Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club.
10 Facts About Bill Stephen
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Bill Stephen won the Fitzroy Football Club best and fairest in 1950 and 1954 and played for Victoria 14 times.
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Bill Stephen went on to play 162 games and kicked 4 goals for the club, playing prominently from the back pocket position.
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Bill Stephen coached Fitzroy as senior coach on three separate occasions from 1955 to 1957,1965 to 1970 and 1979 to 1980.
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Bill Stephen was sacked from Fitzroy in 1970 as he was recovering in hospital from pneumonia, and resigned from his final VFL coaching appointment at the end of the 1980 season, after coaching the Lions into the finals in 1979 for the first time since 1960.
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Bill Stephen was replaced by Robert Walls as Fitzroy Football Club senior coach at the end of the 1980 season.
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Bill Stephen coached Essendon as senior coach from 1976 to 1977, with a 16 win, 27 losses and 1 draw record.
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Bill Stephen was sacked as Essendon Football Club senior coach at the end of the 1977 season.
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Bill Stephen was then replaced by Barry Davis as Essendon Football Club senior coach.
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Bill Stephen was an assistant coach for South Melbourne and North Melbourne in between his stints at Fitzroy, Essendon, and St Kilda.