Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Keith Williams | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1991 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1995 | Luton Town | 40 | (2) |
1995 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1995–2000 | Reading | 127 | (26) |
1995 | → Bangor (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Swindon Town | 19 | (2) |
2001 | → Peterborough 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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