William Charles Madden (18 November 1881 – 3 May 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda.
[6] Although not a tall man,[7] he played as a Backman, a forward, and a Ruckman, with an equally high level of skill and performance during his senior VFL career.
[9] The match was played in extremely wet and muddy conditions, and the umpiring was of such a poor standard that St Kilda lodged a complaint.
[10] In his second season (1909) he only played seven matches, the last of which, against Melbourne at the Junction Oval on 24 July 1908 (round thirteen) was only possible because he was needed to replace an unavailable player.
[15] He was finally (officially) declared "Killed in Action" on 26 November 1917 after a Court of Inquiry had conducted an investigation into his case,[16] although the relevant casualty list was not published until February 1918.