Percy Williams (Australian rugby league player)

Percy Edmund Williams (1910-1996) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Percy Williams
Personal information
Full namePercy Edmund Williams
Born(1910-08-22)22 August 1910
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died10 July 1996(1996-07-10) (aged 85)
Ramsgate, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1931–38 South Sydney 80 19 186 0 429
1940–41 Newtown 22 1 38 0 79
Total 102 20 224 0 508
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932–38 New South Wales 15 3 18 0 45
1937 Australia 4 0 2 0 4
1933–38 NSW City 4 1 16 0 35
1932 Metropolis 2 0 4 0 8
1936 NSW Country 1 0 1 0 2
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1941 Newtown 14 6 2 6 43
1945 St. George 14 4 2 9 29
1948 Eastern Suburbs 18 7 2 9 39
Total 46 17 6 24 37
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Souths junior, Williams became a long serving and valuable member of the South Sydney club in the 1930s. He played seven seasons with South Sydney between 1931-1938 and also captained the club during the mid 1930s.

Williams was a dual premiership winner with Souths, playing halfback in the 1931 and 1932 Grand Final teams.

Williams represented New South Wales on 15 occasions between 1932-1938 and was selected on the 1937-38 Kangaroo Tour, playing in two tests against England and two tests against New Zealand. He finished his career at Newtown, playing two seasons (1940-1941) and was Captain-Coach in 1941. Later, he coached St George Dragons in 1945 and Eastern Suburbs in 1948.[2]

Death

Williams died on 10 July 1996, 43 days short of his 86th birthday.[3]

References
  1. "Percy Williams - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. St George & Sutherland Shire Leader: Death Notice 18/7/1996
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