Joey Williams

Infobox Football biography
playername = Joey Williams


fullname = Joseph Joshua Williams
dateofbirth = June 4, 1902
cityofbirth = Rotherham, Yorkshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = "Unknown"
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Outside forward
years = 1921-1924 1924-1926 1926-1929 1929-1932 1932-1935 1935-1936
clubs = Rotherham County Huddersfield Town Stoke City Arsenal Middlesbrough Carlisle United
caps(goals) = 22 (5)
nationalyears = 1929
nationalteam = Football Association XI
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (?)

Joseph "Joey" Joshua Williams (born June 4, 1902 in Rotherham, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer.

Williams was an outside forward who started out with his hometown club Rotherham County, playing over a hundred games. In summer 1924 he was signed by Huddersfield Town and won two First Division titles in 1924-25 and 1925-26. During the latter season he played 23 league games for Huddersfield before moving to Stoke City in March 1926, who were relegated from the Second Division the same season, making Williams the first player to win a Championship medal and be relegated in the same season.

In the summer of 1929, he toured South Africa with a Football Association XI, earning two caps but these are not official recognised as caps for England. On his return to England, in September 1929 he moved to Arsenal, signed by his former boss at Huddersfield Herbert Chapman, who had previously managed him at Huddersfield Town. He made his Arsenal debut in a 5-2 defeat at Aston Villa on September 25 1929 and the following month played in the 1929 FA Charity Shield, for the Professionals against the Amateurs at The Den, which they won 3-0.

Williams played sixteen times in the 1929-30 season, and helped Arsenal on their run to the 1930 FA Cup Final but was injured in a match against Newcastle United at the start of April 1930 and consequently missed the final. Returning the following season, he made only nine appearance as understudy to Joe Hulme and Cliff Bastin, who had established themselves as first-choice wingers, and missed out on a third Championship medal. Williams made one more appearance for Arsenal before leaving in March 1932; in total he played 26 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals.

Williams moved to Middlesbrough and played there for four seasons, before ending his career at Carlisle United in 1935-36.

References

*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History
*cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4