Dick Williams (footballer)

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Dick Williams
Personal information
Full name Richard Williams
Date of birth (1905-12-15)15 December 1905
Place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Date of death 27 May 1983(1983-05-27) (aged 77)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1926 Jarrow
1926–1929 Stoke City 61 (0)
1930–1931 Reading 4 (0)
1931–1932 Chester 0 (0)
1932–1935 Macclesfield 138 (0)
Total 203 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Richard Williams (15 December 1905 – 27 May 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading and Stoke City.[1]

Career[]

Williams played for Jarrow before being spotted by scouts from Stoke City in 1926.[1] It took him until the 1928–29 season before he could displace Bob Dixon.[1] He played in 36 matches that season and then 24 in 1929–30 but he lost his place to Norman Lewis.[1] He then spent a season at Reading and Chester.

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1926–27 Third Division North 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
1927–28 Second Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
1928–29 Second Division 35 0 1 0 — 36 0
1929–30 Second Division 24 0 0 0 — 24 0
Total 61 0 1 0 — 62 0
Reading 1930–31 Second Division 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Macclesfield Town 1931–32[2] Cheshire League 15 0 0 0 3 0 18 0
1932–33[3] Cheshire League 41 0 2 0 5 0 48 0
1933–34[4] Cheshire League 41 0 5 0 8 0 54 0
1934–35[5] Cheshire League 41 0 3 0 6 0 50 0
Total 138 0 10 0 22 0 170 0
Career Total 203 0 11 0 22 0 236 0

Honours[]

Stoke City

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Cheshire League - 1931-32". Silkmen Archive.
  3. ^ "Cheshire League - 1932-33". Silkmen Archive.
  4. ^ "Cheshire League - 1933-34". Silkmen Archive.
  5. ^ "Cheshire League - 1934-35". Silkmen Archive.
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