Jack Williams (footballer, born 1906) explained

Jack Williams
Fullname:Walter John Williams
Birth Date:18 July 1906
Birth Place:Wolverhampton, England
Death Place:Brighton, England
Position:Centre half
Years1:19??–1925
Clubs1:Wednesfield Rovers
Years2:1925–1928
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:1928
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:1928–1931
Caps4:42
Goals4:1

Walter John Williams (18 July 1906 – 26 July 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Life and career

Williams was born in 1906 in Wolverhampton,[1] and played local football for Wednesfield Rovers before signing for Second Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1925, initially as an amateur.[2] He made only three league appearances, in the 1927–28 season, and moved on to Gillingham of the Third Division South. After three months and nine appearances, he moved on again, to another Southern Section club, Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was very highly rated.[2] He was a regular in the side, and played 48 appearances in all competitions before a serious injury sustained towards the end of the 1929–30 season ended his career at the age of 23. He left the club in 1931 and joined the Brighton police.[2] Williams died in Brighton in 1982.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 282 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 263 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. Web site: On this day . Richard . Day . Gillingham F.C. . 26 July 2012 . 29 August 2018.