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]

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

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 and 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 and 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
Sporting positions Preceded byArthur Halloway1947 CoachEastern Suburbs 1948 Succeeded byRay Stehr1949 Preceded byBill Kelly1944 CoachSt George 1945 Succeeded byHerb Narvo1946 Preceded byFrank Burge1940 CoachNewtown 1941 Succeeded byArthur Folwell1942–1944


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