William Williams (Halifax RLFC)

{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}

{{for|other sportsmen of the same name|William Williams (disambiguation)|Billy Williams (disambiguation)}}

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|fullname = William J. Williams

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|birth_date = unknown

|birth_place = Wales

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|position = {{rlp|WG}}

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|ru_club1 = Pontypool RFC

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/w-williams/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=10057 |title=Billy Williams |access-date=26 March 2025}}

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William "Billy" J. Williams (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, as a {{rlp|wg}}.{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=158062&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}

Club career

Williams was signed by Halifax from rugby union club Pontypool RFC in 1906.{{cite news |title=Pontypool Foootballer Going North |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000906/19060824/072/0003 |work=Pontypool Free Press |date=24 August 1906 |page=3 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}} He played regularly for Halifax between 1906 and 1912.{{cite news |title=Personalities - Past and Present - No. 36 - W. J. Williams |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19360829/271/0012 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=29 August 1936 |page=6 |edition=Sports}} His most prolific season came in 1908–09 when he scored 49 tries, making him the season's joint-leading try scorer with Joe Miller.{{cite book |editor-last=Saxton |editor-first=Irvin |title=History of Rugby League: No.14 1908–1909| publisher=League Publications |page=23}}

International honours

Billy Williams won 4 caps for Wales in 1908–10 while at Halifax.

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