Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 8th April, 1944
- Current Age
- 80 years and 9 days
- Place Of Birth
- Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Known Family Links
- Nephew
- Luke Williamson
- Brother
- Henry Williamson
- Max Williamson
- Grandson
- Lindsay Collins
Biography
Innisfail winger represented Queensland in 1964 and 1967 in between which he played a season with Halifax (1964-65). Gaining selection in Australia's World Cup squad in 1968, Williamson scored two tries in the final against France. Rated as having the surest pair of hands in top-class football, he came to Newtown in 1969 after Canterbury baulked at paying the $7,000 transfer fee. A big, bustling winger whose career got better as he got older, Williamson played in his second World Cup competition in 1970 and was a try-scorer in Australia's spiteful 12-7 final win over Great Britain at Leeds. The following year he made his Test debut in the 24-3 loss to NZ at Carlaw Park. Williamson was in great form with 1973 club champions Newtown and, at age 29, toured with the Kangaroos. Williamson played in the two Tests against Great Britain and another against France. In 1974 he was called into the deciding Test against the visiting Lions and scored a vital try in Australia's 22-18 win. After his retirement Williamson coached schoolboy teams at St Gregory's Campbelltown and St Augustine's, in Cairns.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | North Queensland Firsts | 1 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Interstate Matches | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 10 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| World Cup | 6 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NRL | 112 | 41 | - | - | 123 | 53 | 52 | 7 | 47.32% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 21 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Test Series | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1968, 1970-71, 1973-74 | 12 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1968, 1970 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| North QLD | 1964 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| QLD Firsts | 1964, 1967-68 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1971, 1974 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1971 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1974 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1964-1974 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1969 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1970 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1971 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 31.58% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1973 | 22 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 63.64% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1974 | 19 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | 1969-74 | 112 | 41 | - | - | 123 | 53 | 52 | 7 | 47.32% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Your Say
27/02/2014
Avery good Winger who took pressure off his Forwards.
09/05/2015
I worked at Newtown League Club when Lionel played on the wing for Newtown first a winger specialist the best in the game and a pleasure to watch. Lionel and his brother worked together in Sydney. And I rate him a gentle mans gentleman a inspiration to all
03/02/2018
I remember Lionel as a brilliant winger for Bradford Northern in the early sixties. Strong, fast and fearsome
14/12/2018
Lionel Williamson played for Bradford Northern in the 1960s and married a Northern cheerleader.
25/04/2022
After retirement he coached Camden in the group 6 competition a true gentleman
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