Martin Williams (footballer)

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Martin Williams
Personal information
Full name Martin Keith Williams
Date of birth (1973-07-12) 12 July 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Luton, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–1991 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Luton Town 40 (2)
1995Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
1995–2000 Reading 127 (26)
1995Bangor (loan) 3 (1)
2000–2001 Swindon Town 19 (2)
2001Peterborough United (loan) 15 (2)
2001–2003 Stevenage Borough 47 (5)
2003 Woking 10 (1)
St Neots Town
Dunstable Town
Arlesey Town
2007–2010 Windsor & Eton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Keith Williams (born 12 July 1973 in Luton, England) is a former professional football striker, most famously for Reading. Whilst at Reading he played on loan for Irish Football League side Bangor F.C. [1] He played for Windsor and Eton since 2007 in the Southern League Premier Division.

In the summer of 2022, Williams was appointed manager of Wessex Football League side Whitchurch United F.C.

Since retiring from Football Williams now spends his older years living a quiet life in Hampshire.

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References

  1. Marshall Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97, UTV Books, 1996, p. 209