Dean Williams (footballer, born 1970)

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Dean Williams
Personal information
Full name Dean Anton Williams [1]
Date of birth (1970-11-14) 14 November 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Luton Town
0000–1987 Cambridge United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1989 Cambridge United 1 (0)
1989 St Albans City 8 (2)
1989–1990 Hemel Hempstead 33 (11)
1990–1992 Wokingham Town 55 (27)
1992–1993 St Albans City 36 (18)
1993–1994 Brentford 3 (1)
1994 Stevenage Borough 5 (3)
1994 Doncaster Rovers 1 (0)
1994–1995 Aylesbury United 27 (21)
1995 Berkhamsted Town 49 (28)
1995–1996 Hayes 8 (5)
1996Chesham United (loan)
1996Hitchin Town (loan) 3 (1)
1997–1998 Aylesbury United 11 (3)
Managerial career
Berkhamsted Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dean Anton Williams (born 14 November 1970) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers. [2] Williams found his level in non-League football and scored over 145 goals in over 285 games, most notably for St Albans City, Wokingham Town, Aylesbury United and Berkhamsted Town, whom he player-managed. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Honours

St Albans City

Aylesbury United

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambridge United 1987–88 [4] Fourth Division 1000100020
St Albans City 1989–90 [9] Isthmian League Premier Division82102 [lower-alpha 1] 0112
St Albans City 1992–93 [7] Isthmian League Premier Division36186420 [lower-alpha 2] 86230
Total5620742288532
Brentford 1993–94 [10] Second Division 3100000031
Stevenage Borough 1994–95 [11] Conference 53102 [lower-alpha 3] 083
Doncaster Rovers 1994–95 [12] Third Division 1010
Hitchin Town (loan) 1995–96 [13] Isthmian League Premier Division3131
Aylesbury United 1995–96 [5] Isthmian League Premier Division71102 [lower-alpha 4] 1102
Career total6425941026910039
  1. 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  2. 5 appearances and 1 goal in East Anglian Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 3 appearances and 5 goals in Herts Senior Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Eastern Floodlight Cup, 2 appearances in Herts Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 1 appearance in Southern Combination Cup
  3. 1 appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  4. 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy

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