Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1865)

Bill Ahern
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Ahern
Date of birth (1865-03-02)2 March 1865
Place of birth County Cork, Ireland
Date of death 26 May 1938(1938-05-26) (aged 73)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) Preston (VFA)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Joseph Ahern (2 March 1865 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for Carlton in the first season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.

For many years he was believed to have been born in 1873 but this was found to be incorrect in 2016.