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rdfs:comment | - William Downie (4 December 1908 – 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Downie played as a ruckman and represented Footscray 54 times before finishing off his VFL career with a year at St Kilda. He was then picked up by Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of their 1937 premiership side. He served his country in World War II and was killed by a Japanese guard in a Prisoner of War camp.
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playingteams | - Footscray
* 54 games, 26 goals
St Kilda
* 15 games, 2 goals
Total - 69 Games, 28 Goals
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abstract | - William Downie (4 December 1908 – 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Downie played as a ruckman and represented Footscray 54 times before finishing off his VFL career with a year at St Kilda. He was then picked up by Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of their 1937 premiership side. He served his country in World War II and was killed by a Japanese guard in a Prisoner of War camp.
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