Iain James Williamson (born 12 January 1988 in

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) is a

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former professional

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who last played for Icelandic club ÍA.

Career

Williamson started his senior career with

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. He came on as a substitute for

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in the closing stages of the 2007 Scottish Cup Final, which Dunfermline lost 1–0 to

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. Williamson scored his first goal for the club on 26 April 2008 against Queen of the South in the final game of the 2007–08 season in the

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. In February 2009, Iain signed a loan deal with Dunfermline's local rivals

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, lasting until the end of the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal for Raith Rovers against

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in the

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side's 3–0 away win on 4 April 2009. This win subsequently relegated

to the

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. Williamson aided Raith in their successful quest to claim the

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Title for the 2008–09 Season, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal with three assists. Despite being injured for four months in season 2009/10, Williamson still managed to score seven goals, this made him Raith's second top goalscorer that season. On 23 July 2012, he joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side

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. After the 2012 season he joined another Icelandic club,

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, before the Icelandic 2013 season. In December 2015, it was announced that he had signed a year-long deal with Úrvalsdeild side Víkingur He then moved on loan to ÍA. On 28 November 2016 Iain made a permanent move to ÍA. However, he announced his retirement on 10 March 2017 due to a chronic hip injury.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Iain Living people 1988 births Scottish men's footballers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish Premier League players Grindavík men's football players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Valur (men's football) players Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players Íþróttabandalag Akraness players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland

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