Ralph Williams (footballer)

Ralph Williams
Personal information
Full name Ralph Shipley Williams[1]
Date of birth 2 October 1905
Place of birth Aberaman, Wales
Date of death 1 March 1985(1985-03-01) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Aberaman, Wales[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Aberaman Athletic
Aberdare Athletic
1924–1925 Brentford 7 (1)
Aberaman Athletic
Poole Town
1927 Chesterfield 31 (15)
Manchester Central
Colwyn Bay United
1929–1931 Cardiff City 30 (17)
1931–1932 Crewe Alexandra 13 (16)
1932 Rochdale 8 (1)
1932–1933 Southport 12 (3)
Merthyr Town
Lovell's Athletic
Aberdare Town
Bangor City
Rhyl
Aberdare Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph Shipley Williams (2 October 1905 – 1 March 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for a number of clubs,[1] most notably Chesterfield and Cardiff City.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1924–25[5] Third Division South 7 1 0 0 ― 7 1
Chesterfield 1927–28[6] Third Division North 31 15 1 0 ― 32 15
Cardiff City 1929–30[7] Second Division 16 11 ― ― 16 11
1930–31[7] 14 6 2 0 0 0 16 6
Total 30 17 2 0 0 0 32 17
Rochdale 1932–33[8] Third Division North 8 1 ― 0 0 8 1
Southport 1932–33[3] Third Division North 12 3 2 0 1[a] 0 15 3
Career total 88 37 5 0 1 0 94 37
  1. ^ Appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2018". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Player Details". Port Online. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 313. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ "Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1927-28". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. : A Statistical History. Nottingham: Tony Brown. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-899468-17-X. OCLC 52143309.
  8. ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC : The Official History, 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.


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