- Roley Williams
Football player infobox
playername = Roley Williams
fullname = Donald Roland Williams
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1927|07|10
cityofbirth =Swansea
countryofbirth =Wales
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-1949
1949-1956
1956-1957
1957-?
?-?
clubs = Milford United
Cardiff City
Northampton Town
Bath City
Lovells Athletic
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
138 (19)
015 0(0)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
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ntupdate =Donald Roland "Roley" Williams (born
10 July ,1927 inSwansea ) is a former Welsh professional footballer.Williams was playing Welsh league football for Milford United when he was spotted by Cardiff City manager
Cyril Spiers . A number of clubs were interested at the time, including his home town club Swansea Town, but he signed a contract with Cardiff in February 1949. Despite suffering numerous small injuries during his seven years at the club, he quickly became a regular in the side providing numerous chances for the club's prolific strikerWilf Grant to score 26 goals during the 1951-52 season. His injuries meant he never played a full season for the club and in 1956 he ws allowed to leave and join Northampton Town. His spell at the club was brief and he moved into non-league football with Bath City and Lovells Athletic before retiring.References
*Cite book
title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City
first = Dean
last = Hayes
publisher = Breedon Books
year = 2006
isbn= 1-8598-3462-0
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