Marc Lloyd Williams

Marc Lloyd Williams
Personal information
Full name Marc Lloyd Williams
Date of birth (1973-02-08) 8 February 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Bangor, Wales
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Porthmadog 75 (28)
1994–1995 Bangor City 29 (21)
1995–1996 Stockport County 18 (1)
1996 → Haugesund (loan) 5 (0)
1996 Altrincham 3 (0)
1996 Colwyn Bay 20 (14)
1996–1998 Bangor City 58 (31)
1998–1999 Halifax Town 24 (6)
1999 York City 11 (4)
1999–2000 York City 22 (5)
2000–2002 Bangor City 55 (68)
2002–2003 Southport 18 (3)
2003 Bangor City 17 (10)
2003–2004 Aberystwyth Town 32 (18)
2004–2006 TNS 67 (60)
2006–2007 Bangor City 30 (19)
2007–2008 Newtown 20 (16)
2008 Rhyl 13 (7)
2008–2009 Porthmadog 33 (24)
2009–2010 Airbus UK Broughton 34 (16)
2010–2011 Newtown 4 (1)
2012–2014 Llanberis[1][2] 13 (7)
Total 576 (345)
International career
Wales B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Lloyd Williams (born 8 February 1973) is a Welsh former footballer. He is the Welsh Premier League's all-time top scorer, with 319 goals.

Career

Williams was born in Bangor, and brought up in Llanberis. He has played for a number of clubs including recently Bangor City (5 spells), TNS, Stockport County, Haugesund, York City, Aberystwyth Town, Halifax Town, Southport, Altrincham, Colwyn Bay, Porthmadog (2 spells), Newtown (2 spells) and Rhyl.

Other honours include Wales B international appearances. Welsh Premier championship medal (3), Welsh Cup winner's medal (twice), Welsh Premier Golden Boot award (twice) and Norwegian First Division Championship medal.

Williams was the highest scorer in all European leagues with 47 goals in the 2001–02 season, but did not win the European Golden Boot as the Welsh Premier League has a lower co-efficient than some of Europe's bigger leagues.[1] He joined Southport in July 2002.[3] He then returned to Bangor in February 2003.[4] Williams then joined Aberystwyth Town in June 2003,[5] and probably enjoyed one of the best spells of his career, playing attractive football and scoring freely.

Williams returned to Bangor City in July 2006.[6] Williams left Bangor in 2007 to join Rhyl FC, where he made 20 appearances scoring 16 goals, he then joined Newtown where he made 11 appearances scoring 5 goals. He returned to his roots rejoining Porthmadog for the start of the 2008–09 season.[7][8]

In October 2010 he signed for again for Newtown.[9]

He is currently the all-time top scorer in the League of Wales, with 319 goals in 467 appearances.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wales League Welsh Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992–92 Porthmadog League of Wales 37 6 a g a g - a g
1993–94 38 22 a g a g - a g
1994–95 Bangor City 29 21 a g a g 2 - a g
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995–96 Stockport County Second Division 18 1 - 4 - - 26 3
1996–97 Altrincham Football Conference ? ? ? ? - - ? ?
1996–97 Colwyn Bay Northern Premier League ? ? ? ? - - ? ?
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996 Haugesund 1. divisjon 5 - - - - - 5 -
Wales League Welsh Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996–97 Bangor City League of Wales 20 10 a g a g - a g
1997–98 38 21 a g a g - a g
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1998–99 Halifax Town Third Division 24 6 1 - 1 - - 54 8
1998–99 York City Second Division 11 4 - - - 11 4
1999–2000 York City Third Division 11 5 1 - - - - 11 5
Wales League Welsh Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01 Bangor City League of Wales 21 21 a g a g - a g
2001–02 34 47 a g a g - a g
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03 Southport Football Conference 18 3 1 - - - 19 3
Wales League Welsh Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03 Bangor City Welsh Premier League 17 10 a g a g - a g
2003–04 Aberystwyth Town 32 18 a g a g - a g
2004–05 - - - - - - 2 - 2 -
2004–05 Total Network Solution 34 34 a g a g - a g
2005–06 33 26 a g a g 1 - a g
2006–07 Bangor City 30 19 a g a g - a g
2007–08 Rhyl 13 7 a g a g 2 - a g
2007–08 Newtown 20 16 a g a g - a g
2008–09 Porthmadog 33 24 a g a g - a g
2009–10 Airbus UK Broughton 34 16 a g a g - a g
2010–11 Newtown 4 1 a g a g - 4 1
Total England 82 19 3 - 5 - - 121 23
Wales 467 319 a g a g 7 - a g
Norway 5 - a g a g 7 - a g
Career total 555 338 a g a g 7 - a g

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Welsh Premier career details for Marc Lloyd Williams". Welsh Premier League Football. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Marc Lloyd Williams". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Lloyd-Williams quits Bangor". BBC Sport. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Lloyd-Williams rejoins Bangor". BBC Sport. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Aberystwyth land Lloyd-Williams". BBC Sport. 18 June 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Williams returns to Bangor". BBC Sport. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  7. ^ "Porthmadog sign striker Williams". BBC Sport. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  8. ^ "Jiws signs for Port". Porthmadog FC. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Marc Lloyd Williams signs for Newtown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Player of the Season". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Dream team 2004/05". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]