Ryan Williams

Football player infobox
playername = Ryan Williams


fullname = Ryan Neil Williams
height = height|ft=5|in=5
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|8|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Sutton-in-Ashfield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Weymouth
clubnumber = 11
position = Midfielder, left winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Mansfield Town
years = 1995–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
2001–2003
2003–2006
2004–2005
2005–2006 2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers
Chesterfield
Hull City
Bristol Rovers
→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)
→ Aldershot Town (loan)
Aldershot Town
Weymouth
caps(goals) = 26 0(3)
05 0(0)
74 (13)
52 0(2)
43 0(4)
06 0(1)
25 0(7) 47 0(9) 03 0(0)
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 13:13, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Ryan Neil Williams (born 31 August 1978 in Sutton-in-Ashfield) is an English footballer, currently signed to Weymouth. He is usually employed as a left-winger, though he often moves into a more central role.

Williams started his career with local club, Mansfield Town, before moving to Tranmere Rovers, Chesterfield, Hull City and then onto Bristol Rovers.

After playing for three seasons in League Two, he joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan in September 2005 when Ian Atkins was manager at Bristol Rovers. After Atkins departed the club, Williams briefly returned to Rovers before leaving the club in December 2005 and joining the Shots on a contract that ran until the end of the 2007–08 season. In a pre-season friendly against Crystal Palace in July 2007, Williams tore his anterior cruciate ligament. [ [http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=28702&newstype=n&matchid= Ryan Williams Update] ] He was only able to play one game in the 2007–08 season, as Aldershot won the Conference with a record points total. Following their promotion, Williams left by mutual agreement. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/7375695.stm Aldershot bid farewell to quartet] ]

On 6 May 2008 Williams joined another Conference club, Weymouth, signing a one year contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/weymouth/7385137.stm Terras sign Aldershot's Williams] ]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=9155|name=Ryan Williams
* [http://www.theshots.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=24&season=2006/2007&Playertype=P Ryan Williams profile on Aldershot Town F.C. website]

Persondata
NAME = Ryan Williams
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 31 August 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =