Jack Williamson (footballer)

Albert John 'Jack' Williamson (20 May 1907 – 14 August 1965) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

"Jack" Williamson
Personal information
Full name Albert John Williamson
Date of birth (1907-05-20)20 May 1907
Place of birth Woori Yallock
Date of death 14 August 1965(1965-08-14) (aged 58)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Woori Yallock
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Carlton 01 (0)
1929, 1931–33 Essendon 60 (6)
Total 61 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was voted "Best First-Year Player" at Essendon in 1929.[2][3]

Williamson transferred to Camberwell in 1934[4]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 897. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "Football. Essendon club players". The Age. 13 December 1929.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "1934 - Camberwell match holds interest". Trove Newspapers. The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 27 April 1927. p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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