Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 May 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1977 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | (0) |
1977–1980 | Djurgården | 41 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Blackpool | 31 | (2) |
1981–1982 | Swindon Town | 38 | (3) |
1982–1989 | Tranmere Rovers | 174 | (16) |
1985 | → Djurgården (loan) | 22 | (2) |
1986 | → Djurgården (loan) | 14 | (1) |
1989– | Morecambe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Allan Brown succeeded Ball in March, with Blackpool heading for relegation, and Brown eventually sold Williams to Swindon Town.
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