Marcus Vincent Williams (born 8 April 1986) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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. Williams started his career at

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

before moving to

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and then to Sheffield United. Williams has signed for Scunthorpe on four occasions, twice on a permanent contract and twice on loan, as well as spending a short period on loan with Peterborough United.

Career

Scunthorpe United

Williams was born in

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

, South Yorkshire. He began his career as a trainee with

, signing a professional contract on 3 August 2005.

Reading

He signed for Championship club

on 11 May 2010 on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract after he turned down a new contract at Scunthorpe. He joined League One club Peterborough on 12 November 2010 on a one-month

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. On 24 March 2011, Williams rejoined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.

Sheffield United

He joined League One club Sheffield United on 13 September 2011 on a 28-day emergency loan as cover for the injured Lecsinel Jean-François. He made his debut the same day in a 3–0 home loss to Huddersfield Town. The loan was extended for further two months to keep him at United until 13 December 2011. Williams joined United permanently on 1 January 2012, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract on a free transfer. Following his transfer, however, Williams rarely featured for the Blades and spent much of the following eighteen months sat on the side lines. With the arrival of new manager David Weir, Williams was restored to the starting line up for the opening matches of the 2013–14 season.

Return to Scunthorpe United

On 28 November 2013, Williams re-joined Scunthorpe United on loan until 1 January 2014. He signed permanently for Scunthorpe on 10 January 2014 on a one-and-a-half-year contract, having had his contract with Sheffield United cancelled.

Kerala Blasters

Williams signed for

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club Kerala Blasters on 29 August 2015.

Guiseley

Williams signed for

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club Guiseley on 4 August 2016. On 13 February 2018, Williams joined

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club York City on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made his debut four days later as a sixth-minute substitute for the injured Alex Pattison in a 4–1 defeat away to

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. He did not play again before being recalled by Guiseley on 20 March 2018. He was released at the end of 2017–18.

Style of play

Williams plays at

. Upon signing for Reading in May 2010, he was described as a "modern attacking full back".

Career statistics

Honours

Scunthorpe United *

Football League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

: 2006–07 *

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

runner-up: 2013–14 *

Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Leag ...

runner-up: 2008–09

References

External links

Marcus Williams profile
at the Guiseley A.F.C. website--> * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Marcus 1986 births Living people Footballers from Doncaster English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scunthorpe United F.C. players Reading F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Kerala Blasters FC players Guiseley A.F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players Indian Super League players National League (English football) players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India English expatriate sportspeople in India