Lyall Williams
| Lyall Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edwin Lyall Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaniva, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1994 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Murrumbeena, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Camberwell / Ballarat | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–30 | Hawthorn | 24 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edwin Lyall Williams (18 June 1906 – 2 October 1994) was a prominent Churches of Christ minister in Victoria and an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Early life[edit]
The son of Arthur James Williams (1864–1935)[2] and Annie Maria Williams, nee Petchell (1864–1928),[3] Edwin Lyall Williams was born at Kaniva on 18 June 1906.
After attending Sandsmere State School and then Nhill Higher Elementary School,[4] Williams moved with his family to Ballarat in the early 1920's.
Football[edit]
Williams commenced his football career in Ballarat in 1923 before joining Camberwell in 1928. In 1929 he joined Hawthorn and played there for two years before returning to Camberwell.[5] He played with Camberwell until the end of the 1934 season.[6]
Church[edit]
Ordained as a minister with the Church of Christ in 1928,[4] Williams moved from a parish in Boronia to the Glenferrie Church of Christ in 1929.[7] A popular minister, he had the education and gift of expression to speak with depth and subtlety about big issues.[8] In 1936 he accepted a call to the ministry of the Church of Christ at Ponsonby Road in Auckland, New Zealand.[9] He subsequently served as Principal of the Church of Christ national college from 1945[10] to 1973.
Family[edit]
Edwin Lyall Williams married Bertha Lila Brown (1910–1996) on 25 January 1930 and they had two sons and a daughter together.[4]
Williams died at Murrumbeena on 2 October 1994.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 953. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 27, 740. Victoria, Australia. 17 July 1935. p. 1.
- ^ "Annie Maria Williams". Find a Grave.
- ^ a b c Alexander, Joseph A. (1950). Who's Who in Australia. Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times. p. 757. ISSN 0810-8226.
- ^ "From Field and Clubroom". The Herald. No. 17, 164. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1932. p. 4.
- ^ "Clergyman Plays Again With Camberwell". The Herald. No. 17, 750. Victoria, Australia. 6 April 1934. p. 16.
- ^ "CHURCH NEWS". The Argus. No. 25, 961. Victoria, Australia. 26 October 1929. p. 23.
- ^ "Pioneers for Churches of Christ in Vic-Tas and beyond" (PDF). Australian Churches of Christ Historical Society.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The Herald. No. 18, 349. Victoria, Australia. 6 March 1936. p. 7.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The Herald. No. 21130. Victoria, Australia. 6 February 1945. p. 8.
External links[edit]
- Lyall Williams at AustralianFootball.com
- Lyall Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lyall Williams's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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- 1906 births
- 1994 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- Ballarat Football Club players
- 20th-century Australian clergy
- Australian expatriates in New Zealand
- Academic staff of the University of Divinity
- Australian rules biography, 1906 birth stubs