Harry Williams (Australian soccer player)

Harry Williams

Personal information
Full name	Harry Williams
Date of birth	(1951-05-07) 7 May 1951
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1977	St. George-Budapest
1978	Canberra City SC
1985–1986	Inter Monaro	19	(0)
1990	Inter Monaro	2	(0)
International career‡
1970–1977	Australia	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2007

Harry Williams (born 7 May 1951) is a former football (soccer) player. He was the first recognised Indigenous Australian to play for the senior Australian national football team, the 'Socceroos'.

He was part of Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad. Like four of his teammates on that squad, Williams played in the New South Wales competition for St George Budapest.

Playing career summary

Born in Sydney, from the age of nine, Williams played junior soccer for St George Police Boys side in Sydney. He later joined the St George Budapest squad and became one of their most valuable players.

He was recruited to the national side while still a teenager, and went on an overseas tour with the team in 1970. In 1974, having only played six matches for Australia, Williams was part of Australia's first foray into the World Cup Finals.

Including qualifiers, Williams played six World Cup matches for Australia during his career. In total, he represented Australia 17 times between 1970 and 1978.

Personal information

Williams currently lives in Canberra with his family. He is the manager of the Indigenous Services and Cultural Diversity Unit for ACT Correctional Services.

External links

• VIBE article
• The Age article