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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with

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and Footscray in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

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

Penguin Football Club The Penguin Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Penguin, Tasmania. It was founded in 1890. Penguin currently competes in the North West Football League (NWFL), previously known as the "Northern Tasmanian Football League" ...

. He made one appearance for North Melbourne in the

1977 VFL season The 1977 VFL season was the 81st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 2 April until 1 October, and comprised a 22-g ...

, 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 Kangaroos, North Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as having stints with Western Bull ...

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 Devonport ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Limilinaturi'') is a port city situated at the mouth of the Mersey River on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Positioned east of Burnie and north of Launceston, its harbour manages over h ...

, 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