Dale Williams (footballer)

Dale Williams
Personal information
Full name Dale Williams
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Striker
Youth career
Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Yeovil Town 46 (28)
2006–2007 Shrewsbury Town 12 (9)
2007 Aberystwyth Town 3 (6)
2007 Waikato 30 (36)
2008 Welshpool Town 4 (8)
International career
2006 Wales U21 10 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Dale Williams (born 26 March 1987) is a Welsh former footballer.

Beginning his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town, Williams made his professional debut at 16 years old.

Williams signed for Shrewsbury on 25 May 2006, and made his Shrews debut in the 2006–07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2–2.

Williams was called up to the Wales U21s alongside Edwards and Davies for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007.

Williams made appearances for Shrewsbury before choosing to terminate his contract on 31 January 2007. Upon leaving Shrewsbury, he was expected to sign with Kidderminster Harriers.[1]

During November 2007, he played for Waikato FC in the New Zealand Football Championship.[2] In July 2008 he signed for Welshpool Town.

Dale was forced to retire from the game for medical reasons strongly advised by specialists in 2008.

  1. ^ "Winger Leaves Town". STFC official website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Football Championship appearances". nzfc.co.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2008.