Don Williams (footballer)

Don Williams (3 November 1935 – 19 October 1995)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s.

For the Richmond footballer, see Don Williams (footballer, born 1939).

Don Williams
Personal information
Full name	Donald Williams
Date of birth	3 November 1935
Date of death	19 October 1995(1995-10-19) (aged 59)
Original team(s)	Elsternwick Amateurs
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1953–59, 1964–68	Melbourne (VFL)	205 (5)
1960–62	West Perth (WANFL)	045 (21)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
5× VFL Premierships: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964 Melbourne Team of the Century–half-back Melbourne Hall of Fame
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Williams was a half-back flanker and five time premiership player with Melbourne, including their successive triumphs in 1955, 1956 and 1957. After being dropped to the bench in the 1959 grand final he decided to leave the club and spent the 1960 season with West Perth, who won the WAFL Grand Final in that year. He represented Western Australia in the Brisbane Carnival where Western Australia defeated Victoria for the first time.

He returned to the Melbourne Football Club in 1964 and played in that year's four-point Grand Final win over Collingwood.

In 2000 he was named on the half-back flank in Melbourne's official Team of the Century.

Statistics

[2]

Legend

G

Goals

B

Behinds

K

Kicks

H

Handballs

D

Disposals

M

Marks

T

Tackles

AFL playing statistics

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1953	Melbourne	25	16	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
1954	Melbourne	25	21	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
1955	Melbourne	25	20	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
1956	Melbourne	25	18	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4
1957	Melbourne	25	21	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6
1958	Melbourne	25,12	20	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6
1959	Melbourne	25	17	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
1964	Melbourne	35	17	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
1965	Melbourne	35	17	1	2	205	21	226	56	N/A	0.1	0.1	12.1	1.2	13.3	3.3	N/A	9
1966	Melbourne	35	18	0	0	239	27	266	66	N/A	0.0	0.0	13.3	1.5	14.8	3.7	N/A	4
1967	Melbourne	35	17	0	0	237	32	269	63	N/A	0.0	0.0	13.9	1.9	15.8	3.7	N/A	3
1968	Melbourne	35	3	0	0	34	6	40	10	N/A	0.0	0.0	11.3	2.0	13.3	3.3	N/A	0
Career			205	5	2	715	86	801	195	N/A	0.0	0.0	13.0	1.6	14.6	3.5	N/A	45

References

1. "Don Williams – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
2. "Don Williams". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

External links

• Don Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Don Williams profile at Australian Football.com