Morgan Williams (footballer, born 1999)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{For|the Welsh footballer|Morgan Williams (footballer, born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Morgan Williams
|image = Morgan Williams YTFC.jpg
|image_size = 200
|caption = Williams playing for Yeovil in 2024
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|30|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/teams/Under-23s/defender/morgan-williams/|title=Profile|access-date=12 March 2019|publisher=Coventry City F.C.}}
|birth_place = Derby, England
|height =
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Yeovil Town
|clubnumber = 4
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
|youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest
|youthyears2 = 2016–2017
|youthclubs2 = Mickleover Sports
|years1 = 2017–2018
|clubs1 = Mickleover Sports
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2018–2021
|clubs2 = Coventry City
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019–2020
|clubs3 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
|caps3 = 3
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2020
|clubs4 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
|caps4 = 3
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2021–
|clubs5 = Yeovil Town
|caps5 = 134
|goals5 = 7
|club-update = 17:56, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Morgan Williams (born 30 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|YeovilTo}} club Yeovil Town.
Career
Williams began his football career in the youth system of Nottingham Forest before being released at under-15 level.{{cite web |url=http://nplfa.dhrsports.com/student-seals-move-to-coventry-city/ |title=Student seals move to Coventry City |work=Northern Premier League Football Academy |date=2 July 2018 |access-date=30 December 2020 }} After a few years out of the game Williams joined the youth team of non-league Mickleover Sports in September 2016. On 22 April 2017, Williams made his Northern Premier League Premier Division debut for Mickleover against Frickley Athletic.{{cite web |url=http://nplfa.dhrsports.com/football-graduates/ |title=NPL Football Academy Graduates |work=Northern Premier League Football Academy |access-date=26 December 2020 }} After being named in the 2017–18 Northern Premier League team of the season,{{cite web |url=https://mickleoverfc.com/academy-students-named-in-team-of-the-year/ |title=Academy students named in team of the year |publisher=Mickleover Sports F.C. |date=18 April 2018 |access-date=30 December 2020 }} Williams signed for Coventry City for a fee of £12,000 plus add-ons in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44686620|title=Morgan Williams: Coventry City sign Mickleover Sports defender|date=2 July 2018|access-date=3 July 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite news |url=https://ashtonunited.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/05-AshtonUvMickleover17.10.20-1.pdf |title=Ashton United v Mickleover |work=We Are United |publisher=Ashton United F.C. |date=17 October 2020 |issue=5 |page=9 |access-date=30 December 2020 }}
He made his senior debut on 12 September 2018 in a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Dujon Sterling.
On 7 December 2019, Williams joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until 4 January 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.ytfc.net/news/2019/december/signings--williams-and-osho-boost-the-backline/ |title=Signing {{!}} Williams and Osho boost the backline |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=7 December 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019 }} Williams returned to Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.ytfc.net/news/2020/october/signing--williams-returns-to-boost-the-backline/ |title=Signing {{!}} Williams returns to boost the backline |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=31 October 2020 |access-date=31 October 2020 }}
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Coventry at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2021/may/news-coventry-city-confirm-players-that-are-leaving-the-club/|title=NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2020/21 season|website=www.ccfc.co.uk}} Following his release from Coventry, Williams signed permanently for National League side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.ytfc.net/news/2021/june/signing--morgan-williams-returns-for-a-permanent-stay-at-huish-park/ |title=Signing {{!}} Morgan Williams returns for a permanent stay at Huish Park |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| 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=4|Coventry City
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|114249|2018|accessdate=13 September 2018}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|114249|2019|accessdate=7 December 2019}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|114249|2020|accessdate=31 October 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||6||0 | ||||||||||
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|National League |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=5|Yeovil Town
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|114249|2021|accessdate=16 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://gloverscast.co.uk/match-report-yeovil-town-4-bridgwater-united-1/ |title=Match report: Yeovil Town 4 Bridgwater United 1 |website=Gloverscast |date=22 September 2021 |accessdate=22 September 2021 }} |National League |33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, five appearances and two goals in Somerset Premier Cup}} | 3 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|114249|2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}
|National League |29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{cite web |title=M. Williams: Summary |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/morgan-williams/274372/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=31 July 2023 }}
|45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25
|National League |26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!134||7||9||0||colspan=2|—||8||0||151||10 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!141||7||10||0||0||0||14||3||165||10 |
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Honours
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Mickleover F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Footballers from Derby
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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