Bill Williams (Australian footballer)

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William Williams (13 September 1925 – 7 July 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1940s.

Bill Williams
1948 cigarette card of Williams
Personal information
Full name	William Williams
Date of birth	(1925-09-13)13 September 1925
Date of death	7 July 2016(2016-07-07) (aged 90)
Original team(s)	Spotswood (FDFL)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1951	South Melbourne	124 (180)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A rover, Williams won the best and fairest award for South in 1946, 1947 and 1950. A handy goalkicker, he twice topped their season ending list for goals.

He joined Williamstown as captain-coach in 1952.^[1]

In 2003 he was named on the interchange bench in the club's official Team of the Century.

Williams died 7 July 2016 aged 90.^[2][3]