William Thomas
Born in New Zealand in 1929, William Thomas moved to Melbourne where he enjoyed a distinguished career as a player, coach and administrator.
He introduced the professional league in 1954 as well as night football.
Thomas was a selector and member of the 1956 Olympic Games committee.
Hall of Fame 1999 Inductees
-
Johnny Warren, MBE, OAM
Added: 1999
-
Julie Dolan AM
Added: 1999
-
Rale Rasic OAM
Added: 1999
-
Frank Arok
Added: 1999
-
Joe Marston, MBE
Added: 1999
-
Charlie Yankos
Added: 1999
-
Harry Williams
Added: 1999
-
Connie Selby
Added: 1999
-
Cliff Sander
Added: 1999
-
Ray Baartz
Added: 1999
-
John Perin
Added: 1999
-
Harry Dockerty
Added: 1999
-
Frank Parsons
Added: 1999
-
Jeff Olver
Added: 1999
-
Les Scheinflug AM
Added: 1999
-
Sjel "Mike" De Bruyckere
Added: 1999
-
Gordon "Bunny" Nunn
Added: 1999
-
Attila Abonyi
Added: 1999
-
Sergio Melta
Added: 1999
-
Gary Marocchi
Added: 1999
-
Tom Jack
Added: 1999
-
Allan Johns
Added: 1999
-
Jimmy Mackay
Added: 1999
-
Manfred Schaefer
Added: 1999
-
William "Bill" Henderson
Added: 2003
-
John Kosmina
Added: 1999
-
Jack 'Digger' Evans
Added: 1999
-
William "Bill" Coolahan
Added: 1999
-
Jim Armstrong
Added: 1999
-
Peter Wilson
Added: 1999
-
Jimmy Rooney
Added: 1999
-
Ron Adair
Added: 1999
-
John Watkiss
Added: 1999
-
Zoran Matic
Added: 1999
-
Ray Richards
Added: 1999
-
Graham Jennings
Added: 1999
-
Col Curran
Added: 1999
-
John Nyskohus
Added: 1999
-
James McNabb
Added: 1999
-
William Maunder
Added: 1999
-
Frank Loughran
Added: 1999
-
Bob Lawrie
Added: 1999
-
Alf Quill
Added: 1999
-
James "Judy" Masters
Added: 1999
-
Ron Lord
Added: 1999
-
Bob Bignell
Added: 1999
-
Reg Date
Added: 1999
-
Sir Arthur George AO
Added: 1999
-
Ron Wright
Added: 1999
-
Sir William Walkley
Added: 1999
-
Frank McIver
Added: 1999
-
Graham McMillan
Added: 1999
-
John "Martin" Royal
Added: 1999
-
Peter Nikolich
Added: 1999
-
Des Miles
Added: 1999
-
Ron Smith
Added: 1999
-
William Thomas
Added: 1999
-
Joe Vlasits
Added: 1999
-
Fred Barlow
Added: 1999
-
Donald Campbell OAM
Added: 1999
-
Harry Croft
Added: 1999
-
Pamela Gilbert
Added: 1999
-
Keith Gilmour
Added: 1999
-
Tom Grimson
Added: 1999
-
Tony Kovac OAM
Added: 1999
-
Brian Le Fevre
Added: 1999
-
Jack Logan
Added: 1999
-
Eric Worthington
Added: 1999
-
Laurie Schwab
Added: 1999
-
Julius Re
Added: 1999
-
Sam Papasavas OAM
Added: 1999
-
Dieter Klose
Added: 1999
-
Brian Corrigan AM
Added: 1999
-
Ian Brusasco
Added: 1999
-
Giacomo "Jim" Bayutti OAM
Added: 1999
-
Michael Weinstein AM, BEM
Added: 1999
-
Elaine Watson OAM
Added: 1999
-
Vic Tuting MBE
Added: 1999
-
Robert Telfer
Added: 1999
-
Theo Marmaris MBE
Added: 1999
-
Arthur Gibbs
Added: 1999
-
John Walter Fletcher
Added: 1999
-
Tony Boscovic
Added: 1999
-
George Smith
Added: 1999
Sign Up for News
Football Australia Newsletter, Merchandise & Online Store, Partners' Offers
Upcoming match CommBank Matildas vs Colombia - Geelong
FA+ Pre-Sale starts 12pm AEDT Fri 9th Oct
Get priority access to football
FA+ members get presale access to all Australian football matches, discounts on official merchandise and exclusive access to events.
-
Discounted tickets and presale access
-
Member pricing on official kit
-
Invitations to members only events
