- Danny Williams (footballer born 1979)
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For other people named Danny Williams, see Danny Williams (disambiguation).
Danny Williams Personal information Full name Danny Williams Date of birth 12 July 1979 Place of birth Wrexham, Wales Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Bala Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–1999 Liverpool 0 (0) 1999–2001 Wrexham 40 (5) 2001 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 6 (0) 2001–2004 Kidderminster Harriers 119 (12) 2004 → Chester City (loan) 5 (0) 2004 Bristol Rovers 9 (1) 2004–2008 Wrexham 126 (9) 2008–2009 Rhyl 29 (1) 2009–2010 Droylsden 9 (1) 2010– Bala Town 43 (2) National team‡ ?–2001 Wales U21 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:23, 21 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2007Danny Williams (born 12 July 1979 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 international who currently plays for Welsh Premier League club Bala Town.
Career
Williams started his football career in 1997 at the age of 18 as a trainee at Liverpool. In 1999 other clubs started to have interest in Danny especially his own birthplace of Wrexham.
Wrexham signed Danny on 23 March 1999 making nearly 38 appearances. He was released in 2001 by manager Brian Flynn and joined Doncaster Rovers later that year, he stayed a month on loan until he was transferred to Kidderminster Harriers lasting three years at the club. In 2004 he made a few changes, returning north by joining Chester City on loan, who were on the verge of winning the Nationwide Conference title.
However, Williams opted to join Bristol Rovers in March 2004, before returning to Wrexham a couple of months later. He remains there today and is a popular figure with the Wrexham fans.
Danny is the son-in-law of former Welsh international goalkeeper Brian Lloyd, who also played for Wrexham and Chester.
He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference,[1] and joined Welsh Premier League club Rhyl.[2]
On 18 April 2008, Rhyl became Welsh Premier League champions for the second time and Danny played a pivotal role in the run up clinching the title by making 29 appearances in the 2008–09 campaign. He scored his only goal for Rhyl in the Welsh League Cup against rivals Airbus UK Broughton with a free kick into the bottom corner of the net.
After a spell with Droylsden, Williams joined Bala Town in January 2010.[3]
References
- ^ "Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds". BBC Sport. 2008-05-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7367679.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Bicknell, Gareth (August 14, 2008). "Rhyl looks to former Wrexham stars to win Welsh Premier". Daily Post (North Wales). http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2008/08/14/rhyl-looks-to-former-wrexham-stars-to-win-welsh-premier-55578-21529693/. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Bala capture midfielder Danny Williams". welsh-premier.com. 2010-01-14. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1651-bala-capture-midfielder-danny-williams. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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Categories:- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Rhyl F.C. players
- Droylsden F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
- People from Wrexham
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Conference National players
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Bala Town F.C. players
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