- Mike Williams (footballer born 1986)
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Mike Williams Personal information Full name Michael Paul J. Williams[1] Date of birth 27 October 1986 Place of birth Colwyn Bay, Wales Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Kidderminster Harriers Number 3 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2010 Wrexham 118 (6) 2010– Kidderminster Harriers 42 (1) National team‡ 2004–2005 Wales U19 7 (1) 2006–2008 Wales U21 13 (2) 2009– Wales Semi-Pro 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 3 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC)Michael Paul J. "Mike" Williams (born 27 October 1986) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers. He has also played for Wales U21.
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Club career
Williams, who is the older brother of Wrexham striker Marc Williams, began his career as a trainee at Wrexham and signed professional terms in July 2005, when he was described by manager Denis Smith as "...quick, strong and has a good left foot."[2] He made his first-team debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–1 defeat by Wycombe Wanderers in September 2005[3] and became an established player in the Wrexham back four, making 60 league appearances in three seasons[4] and playing in the cup upsets at Sheffield Wednesday in August 2006[5] and Scunthorpe United in December 2006.[6] In November 2006, Williams agreed a new contract keeping him at Wrexham until 2009.[7] A the end of the 2009–10 season, Williams was released by Wrexham.
Williams is the third post-war player called Mike Williams to play for Wrexham. The first came through the youth system in the 1970s, with the second joining from Chester City in 1984.[8]
In July 2010 he joined fellow Conference National outfit Kidderminster Harriers on trial and was handed a permanent one-year contract with the Aggborough Stadium club on 20 July.[9]
International career
Williams made his debut for Wales U21 against Northern Ireland U21 in February 2006[10] and scored the winner on his second cap against Cyprus U21 in May 2006.[11] He went on to make 13 appearances for Wales U21 in total, scoring two goals.[12]
On 8 September 2009, he made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side during a 2-1 defeat to Poland.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 25 April 2010.
Club statistics Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Wrexham 2005-06 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 2006-07 31 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 37 0 2007-08 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 2008-09 27 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 31 2 2009-10 30 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 34 4 Total 118 6 6 0 2 0 6 0 132 6 References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Wrexham put their faith in youth". BBC Sport. 2005-07-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/4688889.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Wycombe 4-1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2005-09-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/4278064.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Mike Williams". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=42097. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Sheffield Wed 1-4 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2006-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5266328.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 0-2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2006-12-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6183118.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Wrexham trio agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 2006-11-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6123956.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ Barry Hugman (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records, 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. pp. 662–663. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Williams and Morris joins Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 2010-07-21. http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/sport/harriers/news/8282963.Williams_and_Morris_join_Harriers/. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Wales U21 0-1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 2006-02-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4755876.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Wales U21 1-0 Cyprus U21". BBC Sport. 2006-05-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4790379.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Men - Under 21 - Mike Williams". Football Association of Wales. http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/2/44. Retrieved 2008-07-13.[dead link]
- ^ "Wales 1-2 Poland". faw.org.uk. 2009-09-08. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/456. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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Kidderminster Harriers F.C. – current squad Categories:- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Colwyn Bay
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales semi-pro international footballers
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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