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

Harry Williams

Personal information
Full name	Harry Williams
Date of birth	(1951-05-07) 7 May 1951 (age 71)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
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)
National team‡
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

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 lives in Melbourne with his family, on the Mornington Peninsula.

External links

• VIBE article
• The Age article

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- [en] Harry Williams (soccer, born 1951)

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[fr] Harry Williams

Harry Williams, né le 7 mai 1951 à Sydney en Australie, est un footballeur australien. Il est le premier aborigène à jouer avec les Socceroos. Il évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Harry Williams

Harry Williams (Sydney, 7 maggio 1951) è un ex calciatore australiano, di ruolo difensore.

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