Billy Schmidt

For the 19th century baseball player born with the name "Schmidt", see Billy Smith (right-handed pitcher).

Billy Schmidt
Personal information
Full name	Louis William Schmidt
Date of birth	(1887-12-29)29 December 1887
Date of death
Original team(s)	Balmain Juniors
Debut	Round 1, 1908, Richmond v. Melbourne
Height/Weight	170 cm / 70 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1908–11 1912–14; 1918–20 1921 Total	Richmond St Kilda Richmond	071 0(69) 090 0(77) 004 00(2) 165 (148)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1933	Richmond	21 (16–5–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921 season.
Career highlights
Richmond captain: 1910 Interstate games: 12

Louis William "Billy" Schmidt (29 December 1887 – 23 October 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1907 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1908 to 1911 and again in 1921. He played for the St Kilda Football Club between 1912 and 1914 and again from 1918 until 1920.

He coached Warracknabeal to three premierships between 1921 and 1930, then coached Richmond for one season, 1933, where they lost the Grand Final to South Melbourne.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• Billy Schmidt's statistics from AFL Tables