fullname heightweight death_date years clubs statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
william thomas ahern 180 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 76 & nbsp 27 january 1920 1897 st kilda 1897 melbourne grammar 25 june 1874 bill ahern -lrb- footballer born 1874 -rrb-
 bill ahern
bill ahern -lrb- footballer born 1874 -rrb-

william thomas `` bill '' ahern -lrb- 25 june 1874 - 27 january 1920 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with st kilda in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
ahern , originally from melbourne grammar , had already played for two victorian football association -lrb- vfa -rrb- clubs before joining st kilda in 1896 .
he began his vfa career at fitzroy in 1893 , then crossed to melbourne in 1895 .
he made his vfl debut for st kilda in the opening round of the inaugural vfl season in 1897 and played a total of 12 games .
along with reg stewart , ahern was st kilda 's joint leading goal-kicker that year , with six goals .
