- 248 games
- Geelong (1980-82)
71 matches, (41 wins, 30 losses)
- Footscray (1976-78)
46 matches, 21 wins, 23 losses, 2 draws)
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 4 January 1941 |
| Recruited from | North Geelong |
| Height and weight | 175cm / 70kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1958, Geelong vs. South Melbourne, at |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1958-1971)
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
71 matches, (41 wins, 30 losses)
46 matches, 21 wins, 23 losses, 2 draws) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1982 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Bill Goggin (born 4 January 1941) is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League for Geelong Football Club and later coached Footscray and Geelong football clubs. Goggin ranks as one of Geelong's greatest ever players in a career that spanded more than a decade. Goggin was a dual best & fairest winner, premiership player and captain of his beloved Cats.
He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2000. His citation read "Famous for roving to Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer and pinpointing Doug Wade up forward." His nephew, Mathew Goggin, is a golfer on the PGA Tour.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Graham Farmer |
Geelong Football Club captain 1968 – 1971 |
Succeeded by Doug Wade |
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