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Harry Williams
Personal information
Full name	Harry Williams
Date of birth	7 May 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1977	St. George-Budapest
1978	Canberra City SC
1985–1986	Inter Monaro
1990	Inter Monaro
International career‡
1970–1977	Australia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2007; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2007

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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. He was part of Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

Early life

Williams was born in 1951^[1] in Sydney of Aboriginal and Welsh descent. From the age of nine, Williams played junior soccer for St George Police Boys side in Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Williams played in the New South Wales competition for St George.^[1]

He was recruited to the national side at the age of 19, and went on an overseas tour with the team in 1970. In 1974, having only played six matches for Australia as a senior, Williams was part of Australia's first foray into the World Cup Finals in West Germany.^[1]

Including qualifiers, Williams played six World Cup matches for Australia during his career. In total, he represented Australia 17 times between 1970 and 1978.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

A 2005 photo of Williams by photographer Sahlan Hayes was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.^[1]

Family

He is the first cousin of basketball player Claude Williams, who was the first and only Aboriginal basketball coach. Claude is the son of musician Claude "Candy" Williams.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Harry Williams, b. 1951". National Portrait Gallery people. 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Gorman, Joe (4 March 2015). "The Forgotten Story of … Claude Williams, former Souths player". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

External links

"First Aboriginal Socceroo confident". The Age. 17 May 2006.

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[npg-1] "Harry Williams, b. 1951". National Portrait Gallery people. 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[2] Gorman, Joe (4 March 2015). "The Forgotten Story of … Claude Williams, former Souths player". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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-'''Harry Williams''' (born 7 May 1951) is a former [[football (soccer)]] player. He was the first recognised  [[Indigenous Australian]] to play for the senior [[Australia national association football team|Australian national football team]], the 'Socceroos'!
+'''Harry Williams''' (born 7 May 1951) is a former [[Association football|soccer]] player. He was the first recognised  [[Indigenous Australian]] to play for the senior [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national football team]], the Socceroos. He was part of Australia's [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] squad.
+==Early life==
-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 Saints|St George Budapest]].
+Williams was born in 1951<ref name=npg>{{cite web | title=Harry Williams, b. 1951 | website=National Portrait Gallery people | date=2021 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/people/harry-williams-1951/ | access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref> in [[Sydney]] of [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] and [[Welsh people|Welsh]] descent. From the age of nine, Williams played junior soccer for St George Police Boys side in Sydney.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
+==Career==
-==Playing career summary==
+Williams played in the [[New South Wales]] competition for [[St George Saints|St George]].<ref name=npg/>
+He was recruited to the national side at the age of 19, and went on an overseas tour with the team in 1970. In 1974, having only played six matches for Australia as a senior, Williams was part of Australia's first foray into the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] Finals in [[West Germany]].<ref name=npg/>
-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 Saints|St George Budapest]] squad and became one of their most valuable players.
+Including qualifiers, Williams played six World Cup matches for Australia during his career. In total, he represented Australia 17 times between 1970 and 1978.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-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 [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] Finals.
+==Recognition==
-Including qualifiers, Williams played six World Cup matches for Australia during his career. In total, he represented Australia 17 times between 1970 and 1978.
+A 2005 photo of Williams by photographer Sahlan Hayes was purchased by the [[National Gallery of Australia]].<ref name=npg/>
+==Family==
-== Personal information==
+He is the first cousin of basketball player [[Claude Williams (basketball, born 1952)|Claude Williams]], who was the first and only Aboriginal basketball coach. Claude is the son of musician [[Candy Williams|Claude "Candy" Williams]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Gorman | first=Joe | title=The Forgotten Story of … Claude Williams, former Souths player | website= [[The Guardian]] | date=4 March 2015 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/mar/05/the-forgotten-story-of-claude-williams | access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
+==References==
-Williams currently lives in  [[Canberra]] with his family. He is the manager of the Indigenous Services and Cultural Diversity Unit for [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] Correctional Services.
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* {{cite web | title=First Aboriginal Socceroo confident | website=[[The Age]] | date=17 May 2006 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/first-aboriginal-socceroo-confident-20060518-gdnkdb.html}}
-* [http://www.vibe.com.au/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=3408:harry-williams VIBE article]
-* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/First-Aboriginal-Socceroo-confident/2006/05/17/1147545381864.html The Age article]
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+{{Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame}}
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