Tommy Williams (Australian footballer)

Tommy Williams (12 September 1909 – 14 January 1990)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

For the current-day footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs, see Tom Williams (Australian footballer, born 1986).

Tommy Williams
Personal information
Full name Tommy Williams
Date of birth 12 September 1909
Date of death 14 January 1990(1990-01-14) (aged 80)
Original team(s) East Brunswick
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Half-back flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928–1937 Fitzroy 136 (41)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1964 Fitzroy 1 (0–1–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A half-back flanker, Williams was at Fitzroy during a particularly weak period for the club where they failed to makes the finals in each season he played. The East Brunswick recruit represented the VFL in three interstate matches and later returned to Fitzroy as coach of the under-19s. On one occasion, in 1964, he filled in as coach of the seniors when Kevin Murray was unavailable.

References
  1. "Tommy Williams – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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