George Williams (footballer, born 1879)

George Owen Williams (September 1879 – 27 July 1916) was a Welsh semi-professional footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion as a half back.[1] He was capped by Wales at international level.[3]

George Williams
Personal information
Full name George Owen Williams[1]
Date of birth September 1879[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 27 July 1916(1916-07-00) (aged 36)[2]
Place of death Somme, France[2]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Monway
Oldbury
0000–1900 Wednesbury Old Athletic
1900–1902 West Bromwich Albion 16 (0)
Brierley Hill Alliance
Kidderminster Harriers
Wrexham
Stafford Rangers
Willenhall Swifts
Walsall
International career
1907 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Williams served as a rifleman in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 27 July 1916.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1900–01[4] First Division 15 0 2 0 17 0
1901–02[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 16 0 2 0 18 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 312. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "George Williams". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1900/01". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1901/02". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.