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]
| 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 (aged 36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Monway | |||
| Oldbury | |||
| –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
editWilliams 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "George Williams". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1900/01". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1901/02". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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