Marcus Williams (footballer)
English footballer (born 1986)
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Marcus Vincent Williams (born 8 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Vincent Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| Total | 326 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Williams started his career at Scunthorpe United before moving to Reading and then to Sheffield United. Williams has signed for Scunthorpe on four 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.[citation needed] 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
Career statistics
- As of end of 2017–18 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2003–04[25] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004–05[26] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[27] | League One | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[28] | League One | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[29] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[30] | League One | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[31] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 166 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 196 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2010–11[32] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011–12[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2010–11[32] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2010–11[33] | Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2011–12[9] | League One | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[34] | League One | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[35] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2013–14[35] | League Two | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[36] | League One | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2015[19] | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Guiseley | 2016–17[19] | National League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[19] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2017–18[19] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 326 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 379 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
Honours
Scunthorpe United
- Football League One: 2006–07[28][37]
- Football League Two runner-up: 2013–14[35][38]
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2008–09[39]
