Bill Linning

William Linning... he married his wife Kitty... their son William Edward was killed in action during World War II on 16 July 1944... he was 20 years old when he enlisted for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 27 January 1916 in Lethbridge... worked as a plumber...

part of the Canadian team that toured Australia for more than three months in 1924, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...

as noted in 1924 in The Globe, he was “rated as the most versatile player on the Canadian team; a born fullback he can play any position with credit, outside of goal”... as noted in a 1924 Brisbane program, “light and fast he has wonderful control over the ball is a tireless worker”... as described in Australia in 1924, “one of the cleverest dribblers we have seen”...