Bill "Binghi" Benson was a pioneer halfback in the early years of the NSWRFL. He played halfback for the Glebe Dirty Reds for ten seasons between 1916 and 1924. Benson played in the 1922 NSWRL grand final for Glebe against North Sydney which ended in a 35–3 loss at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Benson then switched to St. George for his final season with his Glebe team-mate Frank Burge, and the two of them took St George to the 1927 Final after the club got the wooden spoon the year before. He represented New South Wales on five occasions between 1921 and 1924, but was never selected to play for Australia.[2]
bill, benson, rugby, league, william, henry, benson, 1893, 1968, australian, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1910s, 1920s, bill, bensonbill, benson, 1927personal, informationfull, namewilliam, henry, bensonborn, 1893, january, 1893sydney, south, wales, aust. William Henry Benson 1893 1968 was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s Bill BensonBill Benson 1927Personal informationFull nameWilliam Henry BensonBorn 1893 01 04 4 January 1893Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied25 May 1968 1968 05 25 aged 75 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionHalfbackClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1916 24 Glebe 110 23 1 0 71 1927 St George 16 0 0 0 0 Total 126 23 1 0 71 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921 24 New South Wales 11 0 0 0 0Source 1 Career editBill Binghi Benson was a pioneer halfback in the early years of the NSWRFL He played halfback for the Glebe Dirty Reds for ten seasons between 1916 and 1924 Benson played in the 1922 NSWRL grand final for Glebe against North Sydney which ended in a 35 3 loss at the Sydney Cricket Ground Benson then switched to St George for his final season with his Glebe team mate Frank Burge and the two of them took St George to the 1927 Final after the club got the wooden spoon the year before He represented New South Wales on five occasions between 1921 and 1924 but was never selected to play for Australia 2 Death editA resident of Forest Lodge New South Wales for his entire life Benson died after watching a world cup match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 May 1968 He was aged 75 His funeral was held two days later and he was cremated at Woronora Crematorium Sutherland New South Wales 3 References edit Bill Benson Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugbyleagueproject org Alan Whiticker Glen Hudson Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 1995 ISBN 1875169571 Sydney Morning Herald Death Notice 27 5 1968 nbsp This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Benson rugby league amp oldid 1064253843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
