Daniel Ivor Llewellyn Williams (born 12 July 1979 in

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

) is a former

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and Wales under-21 international.

Career

Williams started his football career in 1997 at the age of 18 as a trainee at

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. In 1999 other clubs started to have interest in Danny especially his own birthplace of

signed Danny on 23 March 1999 making nearly 38 appearances. He was released in 2001 by manager

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and joined

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

later that year, he stayed a month on loan until he was transferred to

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

lasting three years at the club. In 2004, he made a few changes, returning north by joining Chester City on loan, who were on the verge of winning the

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title. However, Williams opted to join

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in March 2004, before returning to Wrexham a couple of months later after scoring once for Rovers against York City. He took part in Wrexham's

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win in 2005. Danny is the son-in-law of Welsh former international goalkeeper

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, who also played for Wrexham and Chester. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the

, and joined

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club

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. On 18 April 2008,

became

champions for the second time and Danny played a pivotal role in the run up clinching the title by making 29 appearances in the 2008–09 campaign. He scored his only goal for Rhyl in the

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against rivals Airbus UK Broughton with a free kick into the bottom corner of the net. After a spell with

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, Williams joined

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Al ...

in January 2010. In the summer of 2012 he joined Denbigh Town. In the summer of 2013 he joined Rhos Aelwyd.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Danny Welsh footballers Wales under-21 international footballers Wrexham A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Footballers from Wrexham 1979 births Living people National League (English football) players Association football defenders Association football midfielders Bala Town F.C. players Denbigh Town F.C. players Rhos Aelwyd F.C. players