Jordan Williams (footballer, born 1992)

Last updated

Jordan Williams
Personal information
Full name Jordan Lee Raymond Williams [1]
Date of birth (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Whiston, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 The New Saints
Number 17
Youth career
Penlake Juniors
Ashton Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ashton Athletic
2012 Clitheroe
2012–2015 Burscough
2015–2016 Northwich Victoria
2016–2017 Barrow 61 (16)
2017–2019 Rochdale 30 (2)
2018 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 AFC Fylde 32 (9)
2020–2021 Stockport County 17 (0)
2021– The New Saints 111 (48)
International career
2016 England C 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:08, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Lee Raymond Williams (born 13 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier side The New Saints, as a winger.

Contents

Club career

Born in Whiston, [3] Williams grew up supporting Liverpool and played for the youth teams of Penlake Juniors and Ashton Athletic. [4] He graduated to the reserves and first team at Ashton, and then followed the manager to Clitheroe, [4] in May 2012. [5] He departed from the club in November 2012 for Burscough [6] who he played for whilst studying for a teaching degree at nearby Edge Hill University. [4] He moved to Northwich Victoria in summer 2015 where he helped the club progress to the second round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, where over the ten-game run he scored six goals. [4]

In January 2016 he signed for Barrow, [7] before signing for League One club Rochdale in June 2017. [8] He moved on loan to Lincoln City in January 2018. [9] Williams was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy final. [10]

He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season. [11] On 31 May 2019, Williams agreed to join National League side AFC Fylde on a two-year contract following the expiration of his contract with Rochdale. [12]

On 14 August 2020, Williams signed a two-year contract with for Stockport County for an undisclosed fee. [13]

In June 2021, he signed for Cymru Premier side, The New Saints. [14] He scored seventeen goals in 41 games for the club during the 2021–22 season including scoring twice in a 3–2 victory in the final of the Welsh Cup. [15]

International career

Williams was capped by the England C team during his time at Barrow, winning his only cap in 2016. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2025
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barrow 2015–16 [16] National League 20500–––205
2016–17 [16] National League411151––2 [c] 24814
Total611651––226819
Rochdale 2017–18 [17] League One 1101020–5 [d] 0190
2018–19 [18] League One1922000–3 [d] 1243
Total3023020–81433
Lincoln City (loan) 2017–18 [17] League Two 110––––110
AFC Fylde 2019–20 [16] National League32943––3 [c] 33915
Stockport County 2020–21 [16] National League17030––20220
The New Saints 2021–22 [16] Cymru Premier 311532006 [e] 1–4018
2022–23 [16] Cymru Premier8011104 [f] 0–141
2023–24 [16] Cymru Premier301141004 [g] 03 [h] 04112
2024–25 [16] Cymru Premier2910432011 [i] 1–4614
2025–26 [16] Cymru Premier131200004 [j] 1–1713
Total11148127302933015658
Career total2627625115029318634195
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  9. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  10. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

The New Saints

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2018 and 31/01/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Jordan Williams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Biography: Jordan Williams". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Interview: FA Cup hero Jordan Williams determined to fire Northwich Victoria into the third round". Shoot. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Manager Update". Clitheroe FC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "No Blues for happy Clitheroe manager". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Barrow: Northwich midfielder Jordan Williams joins Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Williams: Rochdale bring in midfielder from Barrow". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lincoln City sign Jordan Williams on loan from Rochdale and James Wilson after Sheffield United exit". BBC Sport. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "In-form Lincoln City pose big threat to Shrewsbury Town in Checkatrade Trophy final". shropshirestar.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Fylde Swoop to Bring In Jordan Williams". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Williams Signs for County!". Stockport County FC Official Site. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "THIRD SUMMER ADDITION TO THE SQUAD, AS JORDAN WILLIAMS SIGNS FOR THE NEW SAINTS FC". The New Saints FC. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. 1 2 Townley, Martin (1 May 2022). "Penybont 2-3 The New Saints – Jordan Williams double secures Saints' eighth Welsh Cup". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jordan Williams at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jordan Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Cymru Premier: The New Saints win title with point against Penybont". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Welsh Cup Final: The New Saints 6-0 Bala Town - Saints complete double". BBC. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "The New Saints crowned JD Cymru Premier champions". Football Association of Wales. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Thew New Saints FC vs. Connah's Quay Nomads". FA Wales. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.