| Pat McNamara | |
| Fullname: | William Patrick McNamara |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1912 |
| Death Place: | Canberra |
| Originalteam: | St Pat's |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Statsend: | 1940 |
| Years1: | 1934–1938 |
| Club1: | Melbourne |
| Games Goals1: | 54 (0) |
| Years2: | 1939–1940 |
| Club2: | South Melbourne |
| Games Goals2: | 22 (3) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 76 (3) |
William Patrick McNamara (10 January 1912 – 11 April 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
THe son of Carlton footballer, Bill McNamara, McNamara was a wingman and half-forward, originally from St Pat's in East Melbourne. He appeared in preliminary finals for Melbourne in 1937 and 1938.[2] Having received a clearance, McNamara joined South Melbourne for the 1939 VFL season. He won the Gardiner Medal in 1941, for his performances with the South Melbourne seconds, whom he would also coach.[3]
He moved to Canberra in about 1960 and coached the Australian National University football team.[4] He died suddenly in Canberra in 1983.[5]