Morgan Williams (footballer, born 1999)

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Morgan Williams
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Williams playing for Yeovil in 2024
Personal information
Full name Morgan Gerald Williams [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 4
Youth career
–2014 Nottingham Forest
2016–2017 Mickleover Sports
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Mickleover Sports
2018–2021 Coventry City 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Yeovil Town 143 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:18, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Morgan Gerald Williams (born 30 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Yeovil Town.

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Career

Williams began his football career in the youth system of Nottingham Forest before being released at under-15 level. [3] After a few years out of the game Williams joined the youth team of non-league Mickleover Sports in September 2016. [3] On 22 April 2017, Williams made his Northern Premier League Premier Division debut for Mickleover against Frickley Athletic. [4] After being named in the 2017–18 Northern Premier League team of the season, [5] Williams signed for Coventry City for a fee of £12,000 plus add-ons in July 2018. [6] [7]

He made his senior debut on 12 September 2018 in a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Dujon Sterling. [8]

On 7 December 2019, Williams joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until 4 January 2020. [9] Williams returned to Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020. [10]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Coventry at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [11] Following his release from Coventry, Williams signed permanently for National League side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2018–19 [8] League One 1000003 [a] 040
2019–20 [13] League One0000002 [a] 020
2020–21 [14] Championship 000000—00
Total1000005060
Yeovil Town (loan) 2019–20 [13] National League 3000—1 [b] 040
Yeovil Town (loan) 2020–21 [14] National League3010—0040
Yeovil Town 2021–22 [15] [16] National League33130—6 [c] 3424
2022–23 [17] National League29010—1 [b] 0310
2023–24 [1] National League South 45440—00494
2024–25 [1] National League28210—1 [b] 0302
2025–26 [1] National League7000—0070
Total143790—8016010
Career total15071000014317410
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, five appearances and two goals in Somerset Premier Cup

Honours

Yeovil Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "M. Williams: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Student seals move to Coventry City". Northern Premier League Football Academy. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "NPL Football Academy Graduates". Northern Premier League Football Academy. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Academy students named in team of the year". Mickleover Sports F.C. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Morgan Williams: Coventry City sign Mickleover Sports defender". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ashton United v Mickleover" (PDF). We Are United. No. 5. Ashton United F.C. 17 October 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Signing | Williams and Osho boost the backline". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Signing | Williams returns to boost the backline". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2020/21 season". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Signing | Morgan Williams returns for a permanent stay at Huish Park". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Match report: Yeovil Town 4 Bridgwater United 1". Gloverscast. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.


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