Dick Williams (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1983 (aged 77) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1926 | Jarrow | ||
| 1926–1929 | Stoke City | 61 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Reading | 4 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Chester | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1935 | Macclesfield | 138 | (0) |
| Total | 203 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Williams (15 December 1905 – 27 May 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading and Stoke City.[1]
Career
Williams played for Jarrow before being spotted by scouts from Stoke City in 1926.[1] It took him until the 1928–29 season before he could displace Bob Dixon.[1] He played in 36 matches that season and then 24 in 1929–30 but he lost his place to Norman Lewis.[1] He then spent a season at Reading and Chester.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 62 | 0 | |||
| Reading | 1930–31 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Macclesfield | 1931–32[2] | Cheshire League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1932–33[3] | Cheshire League | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1933–34[4] | Cheshire League | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1934–35[5] | Cheshire League | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Total | 138 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 170 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 236 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Stoke City
- Football League Third Division North champions: 1926–27
References
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1931-32". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1932-33". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1933-34". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1934-35". Silkmen Archive.