Bruce Williams (footballer)

Bruce Williams (born 26 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bruce Williams
Personal information
Full name Bruce Williams
Date of birth (1939-04-26) 26 April 1939
Original team(s) Morwell[1]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1964 Carlton 62 (56)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. AFL Tables: Bruce Williams
  3. The Age,"Donaldson has Back Injury", 14 September 1964, p. 11
  4. The Age,"Bruce Williams Morwell coach", 18 November 1966, p. 11
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