"Bill" William John HUMPHREY

Born 1907 ^[15]
Labourer, Farmhand and Shearer in Three Springs ^[P2]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club 1926-1937 ^{[4: 28-Aug-1926, 25-May-1929] [5: 24-May-1935, 26-Jun-1936]}
     Captain in 1935 and 1937, and Committee Member in 1937 of the Three Springs Football Club ^{[5: 24-May-1935, 16-Apr-1937, 18-Jun-1937]}
Won the Trophy for the Fairest and Best Player in the North Midlands Football Association in 1934 ^{[4: 3-Nov-1934] [5: 28-Sep-1934]}
He and Vivian POPE tied for the Fairest & Best Player of the North Midlands Football Association in 1935 ^{[5: 6 & 27-Sep-1935]}
At the end of the 1935 season also received the Medal for being the Three Springs Football Club's Fairest & Best Player ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
Attended the Three Springs Football Club's Victory Ball held in Three Springs on Tuesday 24 September 1935 ^{[5: 27-Sep-1935]}
     On behalf of the Three Springs Football Club he accepted the Hunt Cup, which they received for winning the Premiership ^[5]
Member of the Coorow Cricket Club in 1935-36 ^{[4: 11-Jan-1936]}
Played for the "Railways" in their lost cricket match against the Three Springs Cricket Club on Sunday 21 February 1937 ^{[5: 26-Feb-1937]}
He was fined £2 and costs by the Three Springs Police Court on Thursday 18 March 1937 for being drunk and disorderly ^{[5: 19-Mar-1937]}
Delegate for the Three Springs Football Club at meetings of the North Midlands Football Association in 1937 ^{[5: 9-Apr-1937]}
Member of the Coorow Football Club - was Captain in 1939 ^{[5: 9-Jun-1939]}
At a football match in Carnamah he collapsed on the field and died shortly afterwards ^{[5: 9-Jun-1939]}
Died 4 June 1939 in Carnamah; buried at the Three Springs Cemetery in Three Springs (Roman Catholic, Plot 26) ^[24]
His funeral was paid for by the North Midlands Football Association ^{[310: 5-Aug-1939]}


From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 9 June 1939:
Football - Tragic End to Match - W. Humphry Collapses and Dies
"The large crowd who attended the match on the Carnamah ground last Sunday saw the most tragic end to a game in the history of the association. Near the end of the first quarter W. Humphry, the captain of the Coorow team, collapsed and died within a short time after he had been removed from the ground. The match was immediately postponed and those who had attended in the hope of seeing a good afternoon's sport were deeply affected by the passing of one who had been so popular in football circles. Vale Bill Humphry, a great player and a great hearted man."

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