| Mark Williams | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Melville Williams | ||
| Nickname(s) | Choco | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1958 | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 28 March 1981, Collingwood vs. Fitzroy, at Junction Oval | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1976–78 | West Adelaide | 64 (37) | |
| 1979–80; 1990–92 | Port Adelaide | 115 (104) | |
| 1981–86 | Collingwood | 135 (178) | |
| 1987–90 | Brisbane Bears | 66 (58) | |
| Total | 380 (377) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 8 | ||
| Victoria | 1 | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1993-1994 | Glenelg | 45 (22–22–1) | |
| 1999–2010 | Port Adelaide | 273 (150–121–2) | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (0–1–0) | |
| 2019–2020 | Werribee | 20 (12–8–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark Melville Williams (born 21 August 1958) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. As a player, Williams represented West Adelaide and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as well as Collingwood and Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL), from the 1970s to the 1990s.
One of several successful father-son combinations in Australian rules football, Williams became a successful coach after finishing his playing career, leading Port Adelaide to their first AFL premiership in 2004.