Jordan Williams (footballer, born 1992)

Jordan Williams
Personal information
Full name Jordan Lee Raymond Williams[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992[2]
Place of birth Whiston, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 The New Saints
Number 17
Youth career
Penlake Juniors
Ashton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ashton Athletic
2012 Clitheroe
2012–2015 Burscough
2015–2016 Northwich Victoria
2016–2017 Barrow 61 (16)
2017–2019 Rochdale 30 (2)
2018 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 AFC Fylde 32 (9)
2020–2021 Stockport County 17 (0)
2021– The New Saints 112 (50)
International career
2016 England C 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:14, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Lee Raymond Williams (born 13 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier side The New Saints as a winger.

Club career

Born in Whiston,[3] Williams grew up supporting Liverpool and played for the youth teams of Penlake Juniors and Ashton Athletic.[4] He graduated to the reserves and first team at Ashton, and then followed the manager to Clitheroe,[4] in May 2012.[5] He departed from the club in November 2012 for Burscough[6] who he played for whilst studying for a teaching degree at nearby Edge Hill University.[4] He moved to Northwich Victoria in summer 2015 where he helped the club progress to the second round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, where over the ten-game run he scored six goals.[4]

In January 2016 he signed for Barrow,[7] before signing for League One club Rochdale in June 2017.[8] He moved on loan to Lincoln City in January 2018.[9] Williams was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy final.[10]

He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] On 31 May 2019, Williams agreed to join National League side AFC Fylde on a two-year contract following the expiration of his contract with Rochdale.[12]

On 14 August 2020, Williams signed a two-year contract with for Stockport County for an undisclosed fee.[13]

In June 2021, he signed for Cymru Premier side, The New Saints.[14] He scored seventeen goals in 41 games for the club during the 2021–22 season including scoring twice in a 3–2 victory in the final of the Welsh Cup.[15]

International career

Williams was capped by the England C team during his time at Barrow, winning his only cap in 2016.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2025
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barrow 2015–16[16] National League 20 5 0 0 – – – 20 5
2016–17[16] National League 41 11 5 1 – – 2[c] 2 48 14
Total 61 16 5 1 – – 2 2 68 19
Rochdale 2017–18[17] League One 11 0 1 0 2 0 – 5[d] 0 19 0
2018–19[18] League One 19 2 2 0 0 0 – 3[d] 1 24 3
Total 30 2 3 0 2 0 – 8 1 43 3
Lincoln City (loan) 2017–18[17] League Two 11 0 – – – – 11 0
AFC Fylde 2019–20[16] National League 32 9 4 3 – – 3[c] 3 39 15
Stockport County 2020–21[16] National League 17 0 3 0 – – 2 0 22 0
The New Saints 2021–22[16] Cymru Premier 31 15 3 2 0 0 6[e] 1 – 40 18
2022–23[16] Cymru Premier 8 0 1 1 1 0 4[f] 0 – 14 1
2023–24[16] Cymru Premier 30 11 4 1 0 0 4[g] 0 3[h] 0 41 12
2024–25[16] Cymru Premier 29 10 4 3 2 0 11[i] 1 – 46 14
2025–26[16] Cymru Premier 13 12 0 0 0 0 4[j] 1 – 17 13
Total 111 48 12 7 3 0 29 3 3 0 156 58
Career total 262 76 25 11 5 0 29 3 18 6 341 95
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  9. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  10. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

The New Saints

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2018 and 31/01/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan Williams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Biography: Jordan Williams". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Interview: FA Cup hero Jordan Williams determined to fire Northwich Victoria into the third round". Shoot. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Manager Update". Clitheroe FC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "No Blues for happy Clitheroe manager". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Barrow: Northwich midfielder Jordan Williams joins Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Jordan Williams: Rochdale bring in midfielder from Barrow". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Lincoln City sign Jordan Williams on loan from Rochdale and James Wilson after Sheffield United exit". BBC Sport. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "In-form Lincoln City pose big threat to Shrewsbury Town in Checkatrade Trophy final". shropshirestar.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Fylde Swoop to Bring In Jordan Williams". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Williams Signs for County!". Stockport County FC Official Site. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. ^ "THIRD SUMMER ADDITION TO THE SQUAD, AS JORDAN WILLIAMS SIGNS FOR THE NEW SAINTS FC". The New Saints FC. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. ^ a b Townley, Martin (1 May 2022). "Penybont 2-3 The New Saints – Jordan Williams double secures Saints' eighth Welsh Cup". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jordan Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Jordan Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jordan Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Cymru Premier: The New Saints win title with point against Penybont". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Welsh Cup Final: The New Saints 6-0 Bala Town - Saints complete double". BBC. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  21. ^ "The New Saints crowned JD Cymru Premier champions". Football Association of Wales. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  22. ^ "Thew New Saints FC vs. Connah's Quay Nomads". FA Wales. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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