Mark Edward Williams (born 7 October 1957) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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and Footscray in the

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(VFL). Williams came to the VFL from Tasmania, where he had played for the

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. He made one appearance for North Melbourne in the

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, a premiership year. The following year he played three games before badly injuring his knee. He was traded to Footscray in 1979, along with teammates

Gary Cowton Gary Cowton (born 30 December 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as having stints with Footscray and South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner su ...

and John Moysey, in exchange for

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winner Gary Dempsey. He appeared only five times for Footscray, before returning home. He spent some time playing for Devonport in the

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(NWFU) and was club coach in 1986. It would be the final year of the NWFU and Williams moved on to East Devonport, who were competing in the new

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. He was the league's leading goal-kicking in 1988, with 119 goals. At a new club in 1989, Latrobe, Williams bettered that tally to kick 132 goals for the season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Mark 1957 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Tasmania North Melbourne Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Penguin Football Club players Devonport Football Club players Devonport Football Club coaches East Devonport Football Club players Latrobe Football Club players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees