Steve Williams (footballer, born 1987)

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Steve Williams
Personal information
Full name Steven Antony Williams
Date of birth (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Preston, England
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Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Charnock Richard
2006–2007 Chorley
2007–2008 Bamber Bridge
2008–2009 Hyde United
2009 Fleetwood Town
2009 Bamber Bridge
2009–2013 Bradford City 68 (7)
2012 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 9 (2)
2013 → Barrow (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 Macclesfield Town 38 (2)
2014–2015 FC Halifax Town 26 (1)
2015– Barrow 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Steven Antony Williams (born 24 April 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Barrow.

Career

Early career

Born in Preston, Lancashire, Williams started his career with West Lancashire League side Charnock Richard. He moved up the leagues to Chorley before he joined Bamber Bridge in January 2007.[1] He moved on to Hyde United at the start of the 2008–09 season, before moving to Fleetwood Town in January 2009. In February 2009, when he returned to Bamber Bridge. Williams balanced his semi-professional football career with a job as a barber.[2]

Professional career

Williams signed his first professional contract with Bradford City in July 2009.[2][3] Williams made his debut for Bradford on the opening day of the 2009–10 season, on 8 August 2009, in a 5–0 defeat against Notts County, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Matthew Clarke with City already losing 4–0.[4][5] Williams scored his first goal for Bradford on 22 August 2009, in a 5–4 victory away at Cheltenham Town.[6][7] Williams signed a new three-year contract in June 2010.[8] Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Williams was informed by new manager Peter Jackson that he faced a "make or break" season.[9]

In January 2012, Williams moved on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[10] Upon his return to Bradford City, Williams ruptured his achilled tendon, and his next appearance for Bradford City came in February 2013, as he played 45 minutes for their reserve side.[11]

Williams signed on loan for Barrow in March 2013.[12]

In May 2013, it was announced that Williams would leave his contract at the end of the season at the end of June 2013.[13]

He signed for Macclesfield Town in July 2013.[14]

Williams joined Conference Premier side FC Halifax Town on 1 July 2014.[15]

He returned to Barrow in July 2015.[16]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2016[17][18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 2009–10 39 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 43 4
2010–11 28 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 32 3
2011–12 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 68 7 3 0 4 0 3 0 78 7
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2011–12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Barrow (loan) 2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Macclesfield Town 2013–14 38 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 44 3
FC Halifax Town 2014–15 26 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 32 3
Barrow 2015–16 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Career total 156 13 11 1 4 0 8 2 179 16

References

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  17. ↑ Steve Williams career statistics at Soccerbase
  18. ↑ Steve Williams at Soccerway
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