Sam Williams (born 9 June 1987) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Naturally a defensive midfielder before the start of the 2005–06 season, Williams took straight into the role of an attacker, after injuries to strikers. Although never having started a first team game for Aston Villa, Williams was a regular scorer for the clubs reserves. Williams was sent on loan multiple times to gain first team experience, his first loan spell being at

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 ...

where he scored on his debut against

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

. In November 2008, Williams spent a month on loan at

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 ...

side

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

, again scoring on his debut in a 1–0 victory over

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

. In January 2009 he joined

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

on another single month loan deal. He returned to Villa on 26 February due to a hip injury, although Saddlers boss

Chris Hutchings Christopher Hutchings (born 5 July 1957) is an English former footballer and manager. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town. He has managed in the Premie ...

refused to rule out Williams returning to the

Bescot Stadium Bescot Stadium, also known as the Poundland Bescot Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Walsall, England, and the current home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989–90, by GMI Construction, with a reporte ...

again. Williams then joined

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

on an initial one-month loan with a view to extend the deal. He came on as a substitute on his début against Barnet and missed a sitter, however 4 days later he came on again as a substitute and scored the goal in front on 10,672 fans which saw Brentford snatch a point in the 3–3 draw with Wycombe Wanderers. The loan was extended until the 2008–09 season on 25 March. He joined Yeovil Town on 21 July 2009 on a two-year deal after impressing whilst on trial at the club. His first goal for the club was on 12 September in a 2 – 2 draw with Stockport. He was informed by the club at the end of the season that he would not be awarded a new deal.
Williams joined Charlton Athletic on trial in July 2011 and scored in his uncompetitive debut against Welling United on 9 July 2011. In August 2011 Williams signed for

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 ...

. On 7 May 2013, he was released by the Daggers due to the expiry of his contract.

Career statistics

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" , - !rowspan="2", Club !rowspan="2", Season !colspan="3", League !colspan="2", FA Cup !colspan="2", League Cup !colspan="2", Other{ !colspan="2", Total , - !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals , - , rowspan="5",

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

, 2005–06 ,

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , colspan="2", —, , 0, , 0 , - , 2006–07 , Premier League , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , colspan="2", —, , 0, , 0 , - , 2007–08 , Premier League , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , colspan="2", —, , 0, , 0 , - , 2008–09 , Premier League , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - !colspan="2", Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 , - , ,

(loan) , 2005–06 ,

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 ...

, 15, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 15, , 2 , - , ,

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

(loan) , 2006–07 ,

, 3, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1Appearances in

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 ...

, , 0, , 4, , 1 , - , ,

(loan) , 2008–09 , League One , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 3, , 1 , - , ,

(loan) , 2008–09 , League One , 5, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 5, , 1 , - , ,

(loan) , 2008–09 , League Two , 11, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 11, , 2 , - , rowspan="3",

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...

, 2009–10 , League One , 34, , 4, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 37, , 4 , - , 2011–12 , League One , 36, , 2, , 2, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 40, , 2 , - !colspan="2", Total !70!!6!!3!!0!!2!!0!!2!!0!!77!!6 , - , rowspan="3",

, 2011–12 , League Two , 10, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 12, , 3 , - ,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, League Two , 33, , 8, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 36, , 8 , - !colspan="2", Total !43!!10!!1!!0!!2!!0!!2!!1!!48!!11 , - !colspan="3", Career totals !148!!22!!5!!0!!4!!0!!6!!2!!163!!24

References

External links

*
Sam Williams' profile
at the Yeovil site {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Sam 1987 births Living people Footballers from Greenwich English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players English Football League players