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) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 |
| Career Total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Stoke City
- Football League Third Division North champions: 1926–27
References
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