Dylan Williams (footballer, born 1997)

Dylan Williams (born 14 October 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Needham Market.

Dylan Williams
Williams with Needham Market in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dylan Williams[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Saffron Walden, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Needham Market
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2015 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Cambridge United 1 (0)
2016Soham Town Rangers (loan) 8 (2)
2016Wealdstone (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017A.F.C. Sudbury (loan) 19 (4)
2017–2019 St Neots Town 61 (18)
2019 Biggleswade Town 0 (0)
2019 Lowestoft Town 28 (3)
2019–2020 Biggleswade Town 16 (4)
2020–2023 St Ives Town 64 (8)
2023– Needham Market 56 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Williams joined Cambridge United's youth academy aged 9.

In February 2016, Williams joined Isthmian Division One North side Soham Town Rangers on loan.[2] He scored two goals in eight league appearances for his hometown club, before returning to parent club Cambridge United.

Williams made his first-team debut for Cambridge United on 19 April 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 7–0 League Two win over Morecambe.[3]

Williams started the 2016–17 season on loan at National League South side Wealdstone.[4] He made nine league appearances for Wealdstone, before another loan at Isthmian Premier side A.F.C. Sudbury, where he scored 4 goals in 19 league appearances.

Williams was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2016–17 season, and subsequently signed for Southern Premier side St Neots Town.[5] Williams scored 18 goals in 61 league appearances for St Neots Town, before joining local and divisional rivals Biggleswade Town on 21 January 2019.[6]

But, after less than six weeks at Biggleswade Town, Williams left to join fellow divisional rivals Lowestoft Town.[7]

After 3 goals in 28 league appearances for Lowestoft Town, Williams rejoined Biggleswade Town in November 2019. He scored 4 goals in 16 league appearances in his second spell at the club.

On 11 July 2020, Williams joined fellow Southern League Premier Central side St Ives Town.[8] He 8 goals in 64 league appearances across two and a half seasons.

In January 2023, Williams moved to Needham Market.[9] In the 2023–24 season, he helped lead the club to the Southern League Premier Central title and promotion to the National League North for the first time in the club's history.

References

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  1. ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Dylan Williams - First Team - Soham Town Rangers FC". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Who is Dylan Williams? Cambridge United's latest young prospect". Cambridge News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Two more sign up". Wealdstone FC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "St Neots Town confirm Dylan Williams signing following Cambridge United exit". Cambridge News. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ Squad Update ( Ins & Outs), pitchero.com, 21 January 2019
  7. ^ Lowestoft make two new signings ahead of Kettering clash, lowestoftjournal.co.uk, 1 March 2019
  8. ^ "Williams Makes St Ives Switch". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. ^ WILLIAMS JOINS THE MARKETMEN, needhammarketfc.co.uk, 20 January 2023
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