Wal Williams
| Wal Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Walter George Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Scoresby, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 1982 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Box Hill | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1927 | Hawthorn | 17 (7) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Walter George "Wal" Williams (21 January 1904 – 23 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of George James Williams (1867–1956) and Marian Williams (1871–1961), nee Lording, Walter George Williams was born in Scoresby, Victoria in January 1904.[citation needed]
Football
[edit]Williams commenced his football career at Box Hill. When Hawthorn joined the VFL for the 1925 VFL season, Williams was recruited to the club.[2] He made his debut in round 2 and played four games before being suspended for the rest of the season for abusing an umpire.[3] He played regularly in 1926 and the first game of 1927 before being dropped from the team.
Later life
[edit]In December 1927, Walter Williams married Mary McPherson Crombie and they lived in Myrtleford before moving to Albury, where they lived until Williams' death in 1982.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "ST. KILDA STRIKES FORM". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 May 1925. p. 17.
- ^ "PLAYER DISQUALIFIED". The Argus. Melbourne. 5 June 1925. p. 5.
External links
[edit]- Wal Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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