Herbie Williams

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Herbie Williams
Personal information
Full name Herbert John Williams, Jr.
Date of birth (1940-10-06) 6 October 1940 (age 82)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1975 Swansea City 513 (104)
International career
1964–1971 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert John Williams, Jr. (born 6 October 1940) is a Welsh former footballer who played professionally and internationally as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Swansea, Williams spent his entire professional career with his hometown club Swansea City, making 513 appearances in the English Football League between 1958 and 1975. [1]

After leaving Swansea, Williams spent the 1975 season as player-coach of Australian side Balgownie Rangers. [2]

He also earned three international caps for Wales, [3] appearing in two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. "Wiblen-Witschge". Australian Player Database.
  3. Herbie Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Herbie Williams FIFA competition record (archived)