Bruce Williams (footballer)
| Bruce Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bruce Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1939 | ||
| Original team | Morwell[1] | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 70 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959–1964 | Carlton | 62 (56) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1964 season. | |||
Bruce Williams (born 26 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Williams played 16 games in his first VFL season, in 1959, after coming to the club from Morwell. He received few opportunities to play senior football over the next two season but was a regular member of the team in 1962 and contributed nine goals in the finals series.[2] A rover, he kick three goals of those goals for Carlton in the 1962 VFL Grand Final, the most from his team, but it wasn't enough to secure a win.[2] He made just one appearance in 1964 before he was cleared to Morwell, his original club. Although he arrived to take up a position of assistant coach, he was put in charge of the side later in the year when Graham Donaldson was in hospital. In 1966 he was appointed as Morwell's permanent senior coach.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AFL Tables: Bruce Williams
- ↑ The Age,"Donaldson has Back Injury", 14 September 1964, p. 11
- ↑ The Age,"Bruce Williams Morwell coach", 18 November 1966, p. 11