Horace Williams
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horace F. Williams | ||
Date of birth | 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Pembroke, Wales | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1960 | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Liverpool Regiment | |||
St Johnstone | |||
1919–1921 | Hibernian | 26 | (3) |
1921–1922 | Dundee Hibernian | 24 | (13) |
1922–1923 | Gillingham | 26 | (10) |
1923 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
Mold | |||
1926–1927 | New Brighton | 46 | (38) |
1927–1928 | Blackpool | 5 | (3) |
Peterborough & Fletton United | |||
Macclesfield Town | |||
Caernarvon Athletic | |||
Lovells Athletic | |||
Hereford United | |||
Amiens | |||
Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
1931 | Abergele | ||
Managerial career | |||
1931–1933 | Luzern | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Horace F. Williams (1900 – 29 October 1960) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Williams began his senior career in Scotland, playing for St Johnstone and then Hibernian. He joined Dundee Hibernian in July 1921 for a fee of £30. After scoring 13 goals in 25 appearances, he was transferred to Gillingham in March 1922, having been transfer listed in December for £200. He finished as Dundee Hibs' top scorer despite leaving before the end of the season.[1]
Williams went on to make a total of over 70 Football League appearances for Gillingham, New Brighton and Blackpool.[2]
References
- ^ Gracie, Steve (2008). A Passion for Survival. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978 0 9558341 0 3.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
External links
- Horace Williams, www.ihibs.co.uk
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1900 births
- 1960 deaths
- Welsh footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- New Brighton A.F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. players
- Amiens SC players
- Welsh football managers
- FC Luzern managers
- Lovell's Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Tunbridge Wells F.C. players
- Caernarvon Athletic F.C. players
- Association footballers not categorized by position
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