[2] He eventually signed for his local rugby league club Swinton, known since Victorian times as "the Lions".
[citation needed] Graham Williams then moved to Australia, joining North Sydney, and then Manly.
[3] Graham Williams played scrum-half in Swinton's 4–12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.
[citation needed] Graham Williams played scrum-half in Swinton's 2–7 defeat by Castleford in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.
[citation needed] He also played in the golden-oldies matches in the early 1980s, as well as spending some time on the Gold Coast, Queensland coaching Burleigh.