Danny Williams (footballer, born 1988)

For other people named Danny Williams, see Danny Williams (disambiguation).

Danny Williams
Williams in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Daisy Hill
2008–2010 FC United of Manchester 30 (2)
2010–2011 Clitheroe 69 (17)
2011–2013 Kendal Town 79 (9)
2012–2013 → Chester (loan) 28 (2)
2013–2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 88 (4)
2016–2017 Dundee 25 (0)
2018–2019 Accrington Stanley 2 (0)
2018–2019 → AFC Fylde (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2021 FC Halifax Town 54 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Danny Williams (born 25 January 1988) is an English football coach and former player who played as a left winger.

Williams spent his early career in the English non-league, playing for Daisy Hill, FC United of Manchester, Clitheroe, Kendal Town and Chester. He turned professional in 2013 with Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and also spent time at Dundee, before returning to England in 2018 with Accrington Stanley. He later spent time back in the English non-league with AFC Fylde and FC Halifax Town.

Playing career

Williams moved from Clitheroe to Kendal Town in February 2011, having previously played for Daisy Hill and FC United of Manchester.[1] At FC United he had scored two goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.[2] He joined Chester on loan in October 2012,[3] scoring two goals in 28 appearances in the Conference North.[4]

He was linked with a move to Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in May 2013,[5] and the move was finalised in August 2013.[6] Despite a slow start to his career at the start of the season, Williams signed a new two-year contract with the club.[7] On 14 January 2014, Williams scored his first professional goal, as Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Aberdeen 1–0.[8] Williams came on as a substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.[9]

On 22 March 2016, Dundee announced that Williams had signed a pre-contract agreement with the club along with fellow Inverness teammate James Vincent.[10] Williams left Dundee in November 2017,[11] and signed for Accrington Stanley in January 2018.[12] He was offered a new contract by Accrington at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] He moved on loan to AFC Fylde in October 2018.[14]

He was released by Accrington at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15] He signed for FC Halifax Town in August 2019.[16]

Coaching career

In August 2022, Williams joined UAE-based Dubai City as a coach.[17]

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2021
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
Chester (loan) 2012–13[4] Conference North 28 2 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 33 2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2013–14[18] Scottish Premiership 20 1 3 0 1 0 — 24 1
2014–15[19] 34 2 6 1 1 0 — 41 3
2015–16[20] 34 1 5 0 2 0 2[b] 0 43 1
Total 88 4 14 1 4 0 2 0 108 5
Dundee 2016–17[21] Scottish Premiership 23 0 1 0 4 0 — 28 0
2017–18[22] 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 25 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 31 0
Accrington Stanley 2017–18[22] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[23] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
AFC Fylde (loan) 2018–19[24] National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 2 7 2
FC Halifax Town 2019–20[24] National League 25 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 30 1
2020–21[24] National League 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 1
Total 54 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 61 2
Career total 203 7 16 1 9 0 14 3 242 11
  1. ^ Appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Chester

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

References

  1. ^ "Danny Williams signs from Clitheroe". Kendal Town F.C. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "FC United of Manchester - Profile - Danny Williams". fcunited.ru.
  3. ^ "Kendal Town Midfielder going out on loan". Kendal Town F.C. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "First Team Statistics 2012/13". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Inverness close to signing Danny Williams from Kendal Town". BBC Sport. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ^ Ross MacLean (3 August 2013). "Former Kendal Town winger Danny Williams dreaming of Parkhead after move north of the border to Inverness". Westmoreland Gazette. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ "SPFL: Englishmen Carl Tremarco and Danny Williams sign Inverness deals". Sky Sports. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. ^ Ross MacLean (23 January 2014). "Ex-Kendal Town flyer Danny Williams scores first goal in professional football". Westmoreland Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. ^ a b Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Dundee: James Vincent & Danny Williams sign pre-contracts". Dundee F.C. 22 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Danny Williams: Dundee winger leaves club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Accrington Stanley sign Charlie Rowan & Danny Williams". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  14. ^ "AFC Fylde sign Accrington Stanley winger Danny Williams". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Stanley's retained list". Accrington Stanley F.C. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ^ "FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign winger Danny Williams". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  17. ^ "We are delighted to announce Coach Danny Williams to join us at Dubai City Football Club". instagram.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Danny Williams in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Games played by Danny Williams in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Games played by Danny Williams in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Danny Williams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Danny Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  24. ^ a b c Danny Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Chester FC: Reborn club win third straight promotion". BBC Sport. 6 April 2013.
  26. ^ "Match reports from April 2013". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  27. ^ Wheelock, Paul (17 April 2013). "Chester FC win Cheshire Senior Cup". chesterchronicle.