Anthony Williams (footballer)

Anthony Williams
Personal information
Full name Anthony Simon Williams[1]
Date of birth (1977-09-20) 20 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Maesteg, Wales
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1998Queens Park Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
1999Macclesfield Town (loan) 4 (0)
1999Huddersfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
1999Bristol Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
1999Gillingham (loan) 2 (0)
2000Macclesfield Town (loan) 11 (0)
2000–2004 Hartlepool United 131 (0)
2003Swansea City (loan) 0 (0)
2004Stockport County (loan) 15 (0)
2004–2005 Grimsby Town 46 (0)
2005–2007 Carlisle United 11 (0)
2006Bury (loan) 3 (0)
2007Wrexham (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2009 Wrexham 27 (0)
2009–2010 Neath 20 (0)
2012 Bury 0 (0)
Total 288 (0)
International career
1996–2000 Wales U21 16 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Crawley Town (assistant)
2013–2014 Portsmouth (assistant)
2017–2022 Cardiff Metropolitan University (assistant)
2022–2024 Aberystwyth Town
2024 Aberystwyth Town Ladies (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:07, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Anthony Simon Williams (born 20 September 1977) is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer.

As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1994 until 2012. He came through the youth ranks at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers before going on to feature for Queens Park Rangers, Macclesfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Gillingham, Hartlepool United, Swansea City, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Carlisle United, Bury, Wrexham and Neath. Williams is also a former Wales U-21 player.[2]

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carlisle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).