Jack Williams (footballer, born 1906)

Walter John Williams (18 July 1906 – 26 July 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Jack Williams
Personal information
Full name Walter John Williams[1]
Date of birth (1906-07-18)18 July 1906[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 26 July 1982(1982-07-26) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Brighton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1925 Wednesfield Rovers
1925–1928 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (0)
1928 Gillingham 9 (0)
1928–1931 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Williams was born in 1906 in Wolverhampton,[1] and played local football for Wednesfield Rovers before signing for Second Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1925, initially as an amateur.[3] He made only three league appearances, in the 1927–28 season, and moved on to Gillingham of the Third Division South. After three months and nine appearances, he moved on again, to another Southern Section club, Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was very highly rated.[3] He was a regular in the side, and played 48 appearances in all competitions before a serious injury sustained towards the end of the 1929–30 season ended his career at the age of 23. He left the club in 1931 and joined the Brighton police.[3] Williams died in Brighton in 1982.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Day, Richard (26 July 2012). "On this day". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
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