Magarey medal for biography of william hill

Australian lawyer, sportsman and sports administrator

For other people named William Magarey, see William Magarey (disambiguation).

William Ashley Magarey (30 January – 18 October ) was a lawyer, sportsman and sports administrator.

He was the first chairman of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) (later named South Australian National Football League (SANFL)), and a South Australianfirst-class cricketer, but he is best known for coming up with the idea of the Magarey Medal.

Magarey was born in North Adelaide, and educated at St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide, from which he graduated in to become a practising lawyer. From about he was a partner with George Murray in the law firm Murray & Magarey, a firm which continues today, after several mergers and name changes, as Finlaysons Lawyers.

He became interested in football administration, and in was appointed the South Australian Football Association's inaugural chairman. M