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Fullname: | Donald Roland Williams |
Birth Date: | 1927 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Swansea, Wales |
Death Place: | Newport, Wales |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | ????–1949 |
Years2: | 1949–1956 |
Years3: | 1956–1957 |
Years4: | 1957–???? |
Clubs5: | Lovells Athletic |
Caps2: | 138 |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals2: | 19 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Donald Roland Williams (10 July 1927 – 30 June 1999) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Williams was playing Welsh league football for Milford United when he was spotted by Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers. A number of clubs were interested at the time, including his home town club Swansea Town, but he signed a contract with Cardiff in February 1949. Despite suffering numerous small injuries during his seven years at the club, he quickly became a regular in the side providing numerous chances for the club's prolific striker Wilf Grant to score 26 goals during the 1951–52 season. His injuries meant he never played a full season for the club and in 1956 he was allowed to leave and join Northampton Town. His spell at the club was brief and he moved into non-league football with Bath City and Lovells Athletic before retiring.[1]