Daniel Williams (20 November 1924 – 3 February 2019) was an English

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player and

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Playing career

Born in

Thrybergh Thrybergh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, from Rotherham. It had a population of 4,327 in 2001, reducing to 4,058 at the 2011 Census. History Thrybergh – which is mentione ...

, Williams began his career with

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and he spent his entire professional playing career with

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as either a left-half or inside-forward between 1943 and 1965. He made 461 league appearances, scoring 21 goals.

Management career

He managed Rotherham United (1962-1965), Swindon Town (1965-1969) and (1974-1978), Sheffield Wednesday (1969-1971) and Mansfield Town (1971-1974). He led Swindon to victory in the 1969 Football League Cup Final, the 1969

Anglo-Italian League Cup The Anglo-Italian League Cup ( it, Coppa di Lega Italo-Inglese, also known as the Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners' Cup) was a short-lived football competition between teams from England and Italy – an English cup-winning team (League Cup or FA C ...

and the 1970

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. After leaving his role as Swindon manager in 1978, he then worked as general manager until 1985.

Death

He died on 3 February 2019, aged 94.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Danny 1924 births 2019 deaths English footballers Association football wing halves Association football inside forwards Silverwood Colliery F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Mansfield Town F.C. managers Rotherham United F.C. managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers Swindon Town F.C. managers English Football League managers Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff