Marc Williams

Marc Williams
Personal information
Full name Marc Richard Williams[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988
Place of birth Colwyn Bay, Wales
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Llandudno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Wrexham 80 (17)
2010 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 16 (2)
2011–2012 Kidderminster Harriers 22 (2)
2012–2013 Chester 50 (10)
2013 Northwich Victoria 7 (5)
2013–2015 Colwyn Bay 61 (14)
2015– Llandudno 32 (16)
National team‡
2004–2005 Wales U17 4 (1)
2006 Wales U19 7 (1)
2006–2010 Wales U21 6 (2)
2009–2010 Wales Semi-Pro 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:02, 29 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:05, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Marc Richard Williams (born 27 July 1988) is a Welsh footballer and former Wales under-21 international who currently plays for Llandudno. He made 40 appearances in the Football League for Wrexham in the 2005–06 to 2007–08 seasons.

Career

Williams, who is the brother of Kidderminster Harriers defender Mike Williams, came through the youth system at Wrexham and made his first-team debut in January 2006 against Rushden & Diamonds,[2][3] in which he and his brother became the seventh pair of brothers to represent Wrexham.[4] In the following month, he made his debut for the Wales Under-21 side against Northern Ireland Under-21.[5] He scored two goals in his next game for the Welsh Under-21 side against Israel Under-21 in August 2006.[6] Williams signed a new contract with Wrexham in summer of 2006[7] and made 17 league and cup appearances for Wrexham in the 2006–07 season.[8] He made a further 23 league and cup appearances in the 2007–08 season as Wrexham were relegated from the Football League.[9]

Williams contributed to Wrexham's bid to return to the Football League with 15 goals (13 league and 2 cup) including a hat trick against Eastbourne Borough on 20 December 2008. However, on 28 February 2009, he suffered a broken foot in a match against Salisbury City, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[10] After injury disrupted the majority of Williams' 2009–10 season, he was handed a six-month deal to prove his fitness. However, with the arrival of Andy Morrell, he found himself out of favour at the club and instead joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in August 2010,[11] scoring on his debut in a 4–3 defeat to Southport.

He signed for Chester on 20 February 2012 on a deal which takes him to the end of the season. Marc scored his first 2 goal's for Chester in the 3–2 victory over Bradford Park Avenue both before half time. He added his 3rd Chester goal in the 2–0 victory at Chorley. In the clubs final league game of the season Marc opened the scoring in a 4–0 win over Marine. At the end of the 2012 season, Marc signed a 1-year professional contract with Chester.[12]

He was released by the club on 22 May 2013 after he wasn't offered a new contract. Marc said he was 'shocked and massively disappointed' after not being offered new terms. He left Chester with 14 goals and 60 appearances in all competitions within one and half season. He spent a short spell with Northwich Victoria F.C. before joining Colwyn Bay in October 2013.

In 2015, Williams joined Welsh Premier League side Llandudno, helping them to a top three finish in their first season in the division and was named Welsh Premier League player of the season.[13]

Career statistics

As of 8 October 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Wrexham 2005–06 4000000040
2006–07 161100000171
2007–08 203102000233
2008–09 22130000102313
2009–10 140100000150
2010–11 4000000040
Wrexham Total 80173020108617
Kidderminster Harriers (Loan) 2010–11 162000000162
Kidderminster Harriers 2011–12 222000000222
Kidderminster Harriers Total 384000000384
Chester 2011–12 124000000124
2012–13 3664100634610
2013–14 2000000020
Chester FC Total 50104100636014
Northwich Victoria 2013–14 75100021106
Colwyn Bay 288000000288
2014–15 336310000367
Colwyn Bay Total 61143100006415
Llandudno 2015–16 9500000095
Total 245 55 11 2 2 0 9 4 267 61

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Marc Williams in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "Rushden 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Marc Williams". Team profiles. Wrexham FC. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Wales U21 0–1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "Israel U21 3–2 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "Smith excited by Wrexham signings". BBC Sport. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Marc Williams in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "Wrexham go out of Football League". BBC Sport. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  10. ↑ "Williams injury blow hits Wrexham" BBC Sport Retrieved on 4 March 2009
  11. ↑ "Wrexham striker Marc Williams joins Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Blues complete signing of Marc Williams". Chester FC. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  13. 1 2 "2015/16 Dafabet Annual Awards". Welsh Premier League. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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