Danny Williams (born 2 March 1981) is an English former professional

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who is now an FA licensed agent. He started his career at

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where after making his debut at turf moor (Burnley) aged 18 he went on to become a regular in his third season, before being released in 2002, like many players due to the

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saga. He was signed by

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

where he spent a further three seasons, almost gaining promotion to the Football League in the 2003–04 season. He scored two goals in a televised 9–0 win over

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

His next club was

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...

under Graham Westley but after a good start, coming on as a substitute against Crawley Town and scoring from a free-kick with his first touch, his season was curtailed due to injury. The following season, he had spells at fellow Conference clubs

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and later

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...

, being released from the latter in the summer of 2007. He later moved to Northwich and in January 2009 joined Belgian side

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. In Belgium Williams was part of an attacking trio, consisting of Williams, Ehui, and Paul Taylor, the trio would go on to score goals and win promotion, Williams notably scoring two goals in the play-off final. After two seasons in Belgium, March 2011 he joined

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side,

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and gained promotion to the National Conference via the play-offs. Williams returned to

in August 2011 after being on trial, impressing manager Jamie Pitman. His first start back at his old club, came in the League Cup tie in front of a crowd of 21,058 at Villa Park, the home of Premier League side Aston Villa.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Danny 1981 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English footballers Chesterfield F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players R.R.F.C. Montegnée players AFC Telford United players English Football League players National League (English football) players Association football midfielders