Graham Williams (rugby league)

Graham Williams
Personal information
Full nameGraham Williams
Born(1944-07-28)28 July 1944
Swinton, Lancashire, England
Died1 July 1994(1994-07-01) (aged 49)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–68 Swinton 179 62 9 0 204
1969–71 North Sydney 39 9 0 2 31
1971–74 Manly-Warringah 30 6 0 1 19
Total 248 77 9 3 254
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Burleigh 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Graham Williams (28 July 1944 – 1 July 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1980s. He played at club level for Swinton, and in Australia for North Sydney and Manly-Warringah, as a scrum-half, and coached at club level in Australia for Burleigh.

Rugby league career

Williams was born in July 1944 in Swinton near Manchester.[2] He eventually signed for his local rugby league club Swinton, known since Victorian times as "the Lions". He played for Swinton during their two successive Rugby Football League Championship winning seasons; 1962–63 season and 1963–64 season.[citation needed] Graham Williams then moved to Australia, joining North Sydney, and then Manly.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Graham Williams played scrum-half in Swinton's 4–12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.[citation needed]

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Graham Williams played scrum-half in Swinton's 2–7 defeat by Castleford in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.[citation needed]

He also played in the golden-oldies matches in the early 1980s, as well as spending some time on the Gold Coast, Queensland coaching Burleigh.[citation needed]

Personal life

Williams' wife died in a parachuting accident. Williams died in a motorbike accident on 1 July 1994.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics at stats.rleague.com". stats.rleague.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Woodward, Curtis (22 May 2020). "Life can be twisted and cruel: Remembering former Bears and Sea Eagles halfback Graham Williams". The 81st Minute. Retrieved 8 July 2024.