Bill Arnott

Victorian Football Association
Career: 1895

William Henry Arnott

Little is known about this player except for an item in The Herald about new players for the year.

1895 Arnott recruited from Richmond City.

1895 The Herald says Arnott was a possible inclusion for the St.Kilda match

This is Billy Arnott who played with Collingwood 1895-96 and was recruited from Richmond.
Played a single game with Carlton in Round 14, 1897 . (and or 1895?)
DOB: April 07 1873
DOD: May 18 1962
Height: 175cm
Weight: 76kg
Source: Collingwood Forever history web site, the site also contains a photo of Bill Arnott
The above web site said Bill Arnott tried out at Carlton in 1895 and then went to Collingwood
Tigerland archive has the same info, plus ex Carlton, ex Vaucluse and Boer War veteran.

Billy Arnott played one VFL game for Carlton in Round 14, 1897, seems to be the same person.
There has been some discussion about Arnott, whether he played for Carlton or not in 1897.

The final edition of The Herald (August 07 1897) has been sourced and Arnott's name appears in the team line-up, the 20 Carlton players who played.