Walter Allan "Wally" Williamson (born 7 May 1907) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) and West Torrens

West Torrens Football Club

West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...

 in the South Australian National Football League

South Australian National Football League

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 (SANFL).

Williamson, who played his football mostly on the ball or in defence, started his career at West Torrens. He won the West Torrens Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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 award in 1931 and was captain the next two seasons. His stint as captain included their 1933 premiership win, when they defeated Norwood

Norwood Football Club

Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...

 by 23 points in the grand final

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He played at Hawthorn in the 1934 VFL season

1934 VFL season

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, a much weaker side which would win only one of the 12 games that he appeared in. Despite only spending a year at the club, Williamson held the position of vice captain.

Back in South Australia, Williamson played with West Torrens for three further seasons. He represented South Australia in four interstate fixtures during his career.

He was one of many footballers who served his country in World War II

World War II

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