Wal Williams Explained

Wal Williams
Fullname:Walter George Williams
Birth Date:21 January 1904
Birth Place:Scoresby, Victoria
Death Place:Albury, New South Wales
Originalteam:Box Hill
Height:180 cm
Weight:75 kg
Position:Forward
Guernsey:28
Statsend:1927
Years1:1925–1927
Games Goals1:17 (7)

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

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.

Football

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
  2. News: ST. KILDA STRIKES FORM. . The Argus . Melbourne . 11 May 1925 . 17.
  3. News: PLAYER DISQUALIFIED. . The Argus . Melbourne . 5 June 1925 . 5.