William Joseph Shankland (25 July 1907 – 8 September 1998) was one of Australia's great all-round sportsmen.

[2] An Australia national and New South Wales state representative rugby league three-quarter back, he played his club football in Sydney, country New South Wales and then in England, where he became a Warrington Hall of Fame inductee.

[4] Shankland remained in England and became a renowned golfer, finishing third at the 1939 Open Championship, and golf teacher.

Bill Shankland played in Warrington's 10–9 victory over St.Helens in the 1932–33 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932, and played on the wing, scored a conversion and was captain in the 8–4 victory over Barrow in the 1937–38 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1937.

His 70 turned out to be the best round of the day but left him two shots behind the eventual winner, Fred Daly.

[7] Shankland died aged 91 of heart failure in Warrington, Cheshire, England.