Marcus Williams (footballer)

Marcus Vincent Williams (born 8 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Marcus Williams
Personal information
Full name Marcus Vincent Williams[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986[2]
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
0000–2003 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Scunthorpe United 166 (0)
2010–2012 Reading 3 (0)
2010 → Peterborough United (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Sheffield United (loan) 11 (0)
2012–2014 Sheffield United 28 (0)
2013–2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Scunthorpe United 61 (0)
2015–2016 Kerala Blasters 5 (0)
2016–2018 Guiseley 38 (0)
2018 → York City (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:39, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Williams started his career at Scunthorpe United before moving to Reading and then to Sheffield United. Williams has signed for Scunthorpe on four separate occasions, twice on a permanent contract and twice on loan, as well as spending a short period on loan with Peterborough United.

Career

Scunthorpe United

Williams was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.[4] He began his career as a trainee with Scunthorpe United, signing a professional contract on 3 August 2005.[4]

Reading

He signed for Championship club Reading on 11 May 2010 on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract after he turned down a new contract at Scunthorpe.[5] He joined League One club Peterborough on 12 November 2010 on a one-month loan.[6] On 24 March 2011, Williams rejoined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[7]

Sheffield United

He joined League One club Sheffield United on 13 September 2011 on a 28-day emergency loan as cover for the injured Lecsinel Jean-François.[8] He made his debut the same day in a 3–0 home loss to Huddersfield Town.[9] The loan was extended for further two months to keep him at United until 13 December 2011.[10]

Williams joined United permanently on 1 January 2012, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract on a free transfer.[11] Following his transfer, however, Williams rarely featured for the Blades and spent much of the following eighteen months sat on the side lines. With the arrival of new manager David Weir, Williams was restored to the starting line up for the opening matches of the 2013–14 season.[12]

Return to Scunthorpe United

On 28 November 2013, Williams re-joined Scunthorpe United on loan until 1 January 2014.[13] He signed permanently for Scunthorpe on 10 January 2014 on a one-and-a-half-year contract,[14] having had his contract with Sheffield United cancelled.[15]

Kerala Blasters

Williams signed for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on 29 August 2015.[16]

Guiseley

Williams signed for National League club Guiseley on 4 August 2016.[17] On 13 February 2018, Williams joined National League North club York City on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[18] He made his debut four days later as a sixth-minute substitute for the injured Alex Pattison in a 4–1 defeat away to Curzon Ashton.[19][20] He did not play again[19] before being recalled by Guiseley on 20 March 2018.[21] He was released at the end of 2017–18.[22]

Style of play

Williams plays at left back.[23] Upon signing for Reading in May 2010, he was described as a "modern attacking full back".[24]

Career statistics
As of end of 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2003–04[25] Third Division 1000000010
2004–05[26] League Two 4010001[lower-alpha 1]060
2005–06[27] League One 290302000340
2006–07[28] League One 35030202[lower-alpha 1]0420
2007–08[29] Championship 3401010—360
2008–09[30] League One 26020105[lower-alpha 1]0340
2009–10[31] Championship 3702040—430
Total 1660120100801960
Reading 2010–11[32] Championship 3000200050
2011–12[9] Championship 00—00—00
Total 300020—50
Peterborough United (loan) 2010–11[32] League One 30———30
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2010–11[33] Championship 50———50
Sheffield United 2011–12[9] League One 19030—1[lower-alpha 1]0230
2012–13[34] League One 18030102[lower-alpha 1]0240
2013–14[35] League One 2000100030
Total 390602030500
Scunthorpe United 2013–14[35] League Two 260———260
2014–15[36] League One 40050101[lower-alpha 1]0470
Total 660501010730
Kerala Blasters 2015[19] Indian Super League 50———50
Guiseley 2016–17[19] National League 30010—2[lower-alpha 2]0330
2017–18[19] National League 8000—0080
Total 380100020410
York City (loan) 2017–18[19] National League North 10———10
Career total 32602401501403790
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Scunthorpe United

References
  1. "List of temporary transfers of players under written contract between 01/09/2011 and 30/09/2011". The Football Association. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013.
  2. "Marcus Williams". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Marcus Williams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
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  8. "Blades swoop for left back cover". Sheffield United F.C. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
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  10. "Loan extension for Marcus". Sheffield United F.C. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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  17. "Bower makes double signing". Guiseley A.F.C. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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  33. "Games played by Johnathan Williams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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