Edwin Williams (footballer)

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Edwin Williams
Personal information
Full name Edwin Houghland Williams
Date of birth 5 November 1868
Place of birth Hawarden, Wales
Date of death 14 May 1950
Place of death Nantwich, Cheshire
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Crewe Alexandra
International career
1893 Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin H. Williams (born 1868) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 13 March 1893 against England and his last match on 18 March 1893 against Scotland. [1] At club level, he played for [2] Saltney Victoria (1887/88), Over Wanderers (1888/89), Chester (1889/90) and Crewe Alexandra (1889-1893). He also turned out for Nantwich (1892/93), later becoming the local reporter for 'The Nantwich Chronicle' for over half a century. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Crewe Chronicle, 21st January 1939, p2".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ CHATWIN, MICHAEL. (2020). ULTIMATE BOOK OF NANTWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. [S.l.]: EMPIRE. ISBN   978-0-9563068-2-1. OCLC   1199329275.


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