Gerry Williams (footballer)

Gerry Williams
Personal information
Full name	Gerald Williams
Date of birth	28 September 1877
Date of death	12 May 1901 (aged 23)
Original team(s)	North Melbourne / West Melbourne
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1899–1900	St Kilda	11 (4)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.

Gerald "Gerry" Williams (28 September 1877 – 12 May 1901)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Williams played his early football with North Melbourne, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), as well as West Melbourne.^[2]

He made 11 league appearances for St Kilda, six in the 1899 VFL season and five in the 1900 season.^[3] Three of his four career goals came in St Kilda's 98-point loss to Essendon at East Melbourne in 1899, which was a rare occurrence of one player kicking all of his team's goals in a game.^[4][5] All of his 11 games were in losses.^[3]

On 12 May 1901, Williams fell from a platform at Princes Bridge railway station and was killed by an incoming train.^[6] The inquest found that his death was accidental.^[7]

References

1. "Gerry Williams - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
3. "AFL Tables - Gerry Williams - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
4. "AFL Tables - Essendon v St Kilda - Sat, 26-Aug- 1899 2:30 PM - Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
5. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
6. "Victoria.". The Chronicle. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1901. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. "The Prince's Bridge Fatality.". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 15 May 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

• Gerry Williams's statistics from AFL Tables