| Tom Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas James Williams | ||
| Date of birth | (1876-05-28)28 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 1938(1938-09-18) (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond (VFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1899 | Richmond (VFA) | ||
| 1900–1902 | Leopold (MDFL) | ||
| 1902 | West Perth (WAFA) | ||
| 1903 | Essendon | 2 (0) | |
| 1903 | Leopold (MDFL) | ||
| 1904–1906 | Richmond (VFA) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
|
1905 VFA premiership | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas James Williams (28 May 1876 – 18 Sept 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of David Elias Williams[2] and Beatrice Williams, nee Nicol, Thomas James Williams was born at Sale on 28 May 1876.
He married Alice Muriel Estella Beer (1888-1951) in 1909. Alice married John Henry Landvogt (1871-1949) in 1939.
In 1898 Tom Williams commenced his senior football career with Richmond in the Victorian Football Association, joining his brother Hugh at the club.
Williams (and his brother) were granted a clearance to St Kilda at the start of the 1900 season[3] but he is not credited with any games for St Kilda and he played with the Leopold club from 1901[4] until part way through the 1902 season.[5]
In 1902 Williams briefly played with the West Perth club in the West Australian Football Association.[6]
At the start of the 1903 season Williams played two VFL games for Essendon.[7]
After failing to gain a consistent place with Essendon, Williams returned to Leopold for the remainder of the 1903 season and was appointed as captain of the side.
In 1904 Williams returned to Richmond[8] and played for three more seasons, in total making 49 appearances for the team. He was a ruckman[9] and a prominent player in their 1905 VFA premiership winning team.[10]
Williams later moved to Ballarat where he died on 18 Sept 1938.[11] He is buried at the Ballarat New Cemetery.
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