Mark Williams (footballer, born 1970)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Stuart Williams | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 |
Newtown | ||
1992–1995 | Shrewsbury Town | 99 | (3) |
1995–1999 | Chesterfield | 168 | (12) |
1999–2000 | Watford | 22 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Wimbledon | 70 | (7) |
2002–2003 | Stoke City | 6 | (0) |
2003 | Columbus Crew | 5 | (0) |
2004 | Wimbledon | 11 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 7 | (0) |
Total | 401 | (24) | |
International career | |||
1999–2005 | Northern Ireland | 36 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Stuart Williams (born 28 September 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Watford, Wimbledon, Stoke City, Milton Keynes Dons and Rushden & Diamonds.
Born in England, Williams played international football for Northern Ireland, being selected 36 times.
Club career
Williams started his career at
In 1999, he was signed by newly promoted
Williams re-joined old club
International career
Williams played for Northern Ireland between 1999 and 2005 and won 36 caps, scoring once.[7]
Personal life
In 2006, Williams married glamour model and pornographic actress Linsey Dawn McKenzie. The couple have one child, Luca Scott Mark Williams, born in May 2005. Mark also has a daughter Chardae from a previous relationship.
In November 2016, amid the
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 1992–93 | Third Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
1993–94 | Third Division | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
1994–95 | Second Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |
Total | 99 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 4 | ||
Chesterfield | 1995–96 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
1996–97 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
1997–98 | Second Division | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
1998–99 | Second Division | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 4 | |
Total | 168 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 191 | 14 | ||
Watford | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Wimbledon | 2000–01 | First Division | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 |
2001–02 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2002–03 | First Division | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 70 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 9 | ||
Stoke City | 2002–03 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Columbus Crew | 2003 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Wimbledon | 2003–04 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 2004–05 | League One
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2004–05 | League Two
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career Total | 401 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 470 | 29 |
- Football League Trophy.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 1999 | 8 | 0 |
2000 | 5 | 0 | |
2001 | 4 | 1 | |
2002 | 3 | 0 | |
2003 | 5 | 0 | |
2004 | 10 | 0 | |
2005 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 1 |
Honours
- Shrewsbury Town
- Football League Third Division champions: 1993–94
References
- ^ Shaw, Phil (13 April 1997). "Hewitt keeps the Chesterfield dream alive". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (22 April 1997). "Foreign legion go back to Wembley". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Season of dreaming Spireites". The Independent. 13 April 1997. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Haylett, Trevor (3 October 1999). "Bridges' pointer to pots of gold". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Williams joins Stoke". BBC Sport. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ 2003 Columbus Crew Statistics, USA Today.
- ^ "Irish Football Association, Northern Ireland – Squad Profiles – Mark Williams – Defender". Archived from the original on 13 July 2008.
- ^ Parveen, Nazia (29 November 2016). "Former Northern Ireland player Mark Williams was 'victim of sexual abuse'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Austin, Jack (29 November 2016). "Football abuse scandal: Former Premier League player becomes fifth footballer to reveal sexual abuse". Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Southampton 'abuser' still working in football". BBC News. BBC. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Sex abuse footballers 'want to be free of pain'". BBC News. BBC. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Mark Williams at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Mark Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mark Williams at Soccerbase
- Northern Ireland profile