Doug Williams (Australian footballer)

Doug Williams (3 February 1923 – 18 August 2014[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Doug Williams
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-02-03)3 February 1923
Date of death 18 August 2014(2014-08-18) (aged 91)
Place of death Inverloch
Original team(s) Yallourn
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–1951 Carlton 120 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Career highlights
  • 1945 premiership team
  • 1947 premiership team
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A wingman from Yallourn, Williams played in Carlton's 1945 and 1947 premierships winning teams.[2][3]

He captain-coached North Launceston in 1952.[4][5][6]

References
  1. De Bolfo, Tony (19 August 2014). "Then there were two".
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Doug Williams". AFL Tables.
  4. "Doug Williams". Blueseum.
  5. "NEW COACH ARRIVES". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 27 February 1952. p. 16. Retrieved 20 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Returning To Mainland". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 18 September 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 20 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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