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Tom Williams (Australian footballer, born 1876)

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Tom Williams
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Williams
Date of birth (1876-05-28)28 May 1876
Place of birth Sale, Victoria
Date of death 18 September 1938(1938-09-18) (aged 62)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) Richmond (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898–1899 Richmond (VFA)
1900–1902 Leopold (MDFL)
1902 West Perth (WAFA)
1903 Essendon 2 (0)
1903 Leopold (MDFL)
1904–1906 Richmond (VFA)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Career highlights

1905 VFA premiership

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas James Williams (28 May 1876 – 18 Sept 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Early life

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The son of David Elias Williams[2] and Beatrice Williams, nee Nicol, Thomas James Williams was born at Sale on 28 May 1876.

He married Alice Muriel Estella Beer (1888-1951) in 1909. Alice married John Henry Landvogt (1871-1949) in 1939.

Football

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Richmond

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In 1898 Tom Williams commenced his senior football career with Richmond in the Victorian Football Association, joining his brother Hugh at the club.

Leopold

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Williams (and his brother) were granted a clearance to St Kilda at the start of the 1900 season[3] but he is not credited with any games for St Kilda and he played with the Leopold club from 1901[4] until part way through the 1902 season.[5]

West Perth

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In 1902 Williams briefly played with the West Perth club in the West Australian Football Association.[6]

Essendon

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At the start of the 1903 season Williams played two VFL games for Essendon.[7]

Leopold

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After failing to gain a consistent place with Essendon, Williams returned to Leopold for the remainder of the 1903 season and was appointed as captain of the side.

Richmond

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In 1904 Williams returned to Richmond[8] and played for three more seasons, in total making 49 appearances for the team. He was a ruckman[9] and a prominent player in their 1905 VFA premiership winning team.[10]

Later life

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Williams later moved to Ballarat where he died on 18 Sept 1938.[11] He is buried at the Ballarat New Cemetery.

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.957.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 16, 369. Melbourne. 29 August 1907. p. 1.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. No. 14, 105. Melbourne. 21 May 1900. p. 3.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 14, 411. Melbourne. 15 May 1901. p. 5.
  5. ^ "FOOTBALL". Record. Vol. VII, no. 1. South Melbourne. 6 April 1901. p. 2.
  6. ^ "VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Argus. No. 17, 723. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1903. p. 18.
  7. ^ "VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Argus. No. 17, 723. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1903. p. 18.
  8. ^ "MIGRATORY FOOTBALLERS". The Argus. No. 18, 036. Melbourne. 5 May 1904. p. 9.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL GOSSIP". Leader. No. 2526. Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1904. p. 16.
  10. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIX, no. 2063. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 21.
  11. ^ Deaths: Williams, The Argus, (Monday, 19 September 1938), p.10.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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