Billy Williams

Williams with West Ham United
Personal information
Full name	William Dennis Williams
Date of birth	(1905-09-27)27 September 1905
Place of birth	Leytonstone, England
Date of death	8 March 1994(1994-03-08) (aged 88)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Fairburn House
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1927	West Ham United	33	(7)
1927–1928	Chelsea	2	(0)
Total		35	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Dennis Williams (27 September 1905 – 8 March 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Leytonstone, he became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. On 6 May 1922 (making an appearance against Blackpool) at aged 16 years and 221 days, he became West Ham's youngest ever player; a record he held until Reece Oxford made his debut 23 days younger in 2015.^[1][2][3] The forward made 44 appearances in all competitions and scored nine goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.^[4] He played only one season for Chelsea, playing only two games without scoring.^[5]

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