Carson was involved in one of the most talked about and controversial passages of play in rugby league test match history in 1962. In the third Ashes test against Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground, referee Darcy Lawler awarded a try to Ken Irvine late in the game, ignoring a forward pass from Bill Carson amid howls of protest from Lions players.[3]
He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.373.[4]
Post playingedit
After retiring, Carson commenced a long career in administration with the Wests club, serving as club president in the 1970s and 1980s.[5]
In 2004 Bill Carson was honoured by being named in the Western Suburbs Team of the Century.
Referencesedit
^"Bill Carson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^. yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^"Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
bill, carson, rugby, league, bill, carson, 1934, 1985, australian, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1950s, 1960s, australia, national, south, wales, state, representative, forward, played, club, football, south, wales, rugby, football, league, . Bill Carson 1934 1985 was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s An Australia national and New South Wales state representative forward he played his club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League for Sydney s Western Suburbs club 2 Bill CarsonPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Clarence CarsonBorn 1934 01 28 28 January 1934Bourke New South Wales AustraliaDied15 January 1985 1985 01 15 aged 50 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionPropClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1954 64 Western Suburbs 118 24 0 0 72RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1962 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 01962 Australia 2 0 0 0 0Source 1 As of 4 July 2019Playing career editCarson played for Wests in the 1958 NSWRFL season s and 1961 NSWRFL season s grand finals His two international appearances were for Australia in the 2nd and 3rd games of the 1962 Ashes series Carson was involved in one of the most talked about and controversial passages of play in rugby league test match history in 1962 In the third Ashes test against Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground referee Darcy Lawler awarded a try to Ken Irvine late in the game ignoring a forward pass from Bill Carson amid howls of protest from Lions players 3 He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 373 4 Post playing editAfter retiring Carson commenced a long career in administration with the Wests club serving as club president in the 1970s and 1980s 5 In 2004 Bill Carson was honoured by being named in the Western Suburbs Team of the Century References edit Bill Carson Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugbyleagueproject org Player Profile Bill Carson yesterdayshero com au SmartPack International Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 23 June 2013 Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players Wests Magpies ARL Annual Report 2005 Bill Carson at rugbyleagueproject org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Carson rugby league amp oldid 1122017871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
