clubs years statsend coachyears originalteam birth_date coachclubs article_title name
port adelaide brisbane bears 1979-86 , 1988-95 1987 1995 1996-2003 west adelaide , -lrb- sanfl -rrb- 6 may 1961 port adelaide magpies stephen williams -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 stephen williams
stephen williams -lrb- footballer -rrb-

stephen williams -lrb- born 6 may 1961 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer in the south australian national football league , playing for the port adelaide magpies and is currently an assistant development coach at port adelaide power and head coach of the immanuel college first xviii .
stephen williams is the son of port adelaide legend fos williams , and younger brother of twins mark and anthony .
stephen williams was originally listed with west adelaide football club along with mark and anthony , where father fos was coach .
when fos left west adelaide , the williams brothers moved to port adelaide in 1979 .
it was at port adelaide that fos had made his name as a champion player , captain , and coach .
stephen did not play any senior games with west adelaide .
williams made his league debut for port adelaide in 1979 .
after playing only 16 games in his first 3 years , williams played 19 senior games in 1982 .
however , williams continued to be a fringe player up until -lrb- and including -rrb- 1986 , playing a handful of games in the reserves each year .
in 1986 , williams was drafted by the brisbane bears at number 40 in the afl national draft .
williams played 4 games for the bears in 1987 -lrb- alongside brother mark -rrb- , and returned to the port adelaide magpies in 1988 .
after his brief stint in the -lrb- then -rrb- vfl , williams became a key player for port adelaide .
williams played in the port premiership teams of 1988,89,90,92,94,95 and retired from playing at the end of the 1995 season .
williams was awarded life membership of the port adelaide football club in 1989 .
in 1996 , williams was appointed assistant coach of port adelaide magpies .
when coach john cahill left mid-season to coach the newly formed port adelaide power in the afl , williams took over as coach .
port adelaide magpies won the sanfl premiership in that year .
williams also coached port adelaide to premierships in 1998 and 1999 .
williams left the port adelaide magpies at the end of the 2003 season to take up a role at port adelaide power in the afl , where brother mark was coach .
as at 2008 , williams is assistant development coach at port adelaide power .
