Morgan Williams (footballer, born 1999)

For the Welsh footballer, see Morgan Williams (footballer, born 2004).

Morgan Williams

Williams playing for Yeovil in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Morgan Williams [1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth	Derby, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Yeovil Town
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2014	Nottingham Forest
2016–2017	Mickleover Sports
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	130	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:35, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

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

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 8 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	2018–19 [8]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	4	0
	2019–20 [13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2019–20 [13]	National League	3	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	4	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2020–21 [14]	National League	3	0	1	0	—		0	0	4	0
Yeovil Town	2021–22 [15] [16]	National League	33	1	3	0	—		6 [c]	3	42	4
	2022–23 [17]	National League	29	0	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	31	0
	2023–24 [18]	National League South	45	4	4	0	—		0	0	49	4
	2024–25 [18]	National League	22	2	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	24	2
	Total		130	7	9	0	—		8	0	147	10
Career total			137	7	10	0	0	0	14	3	161	10

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. 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

• National League South: 2023–24 ^[19]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
2. "Profile". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
3. "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. "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. "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
14. "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. "M. Williams: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
19. "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.