John Williams (footballer, born 1960)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Tranmere Rovers | 173 | (13) |
| 1985–1986 | Port Vale | 50 | (3) |
| 1986–1991 | Bournemouth | 117 | (9) |
| 1991 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Cardiff City | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (25) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 | Bournemouth (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William John Williams (born 3 October 1960) is an English former football centre back, who now works as a radio commentator. He made 350 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League, scoring 25 goals.
He began his career at Tranmere Rovers, playing 201 games in all competitions between 1978 and July 1985, when he made a £12,000 move to Port Vale. He helped the "Valiants" to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86, before being sold on to Bournemouth for £30,000 in December 1986. He helped the "Cherries" to the Third Division championship in 1986–87, before moving on to Cardiff City in 1991, following a loan spell at Wigan Athletic. Cardiff won the Third Division title in 1992–93, after which he returned to Bournemouth as a coach. He served the club as caretaker-manager in August 1994.
After playing as an amateur Williams signed for Tranmere Rovers in 1979 under the stewardship of John King. However, he established himself as a regular under Bryan Hamilton during the 1980–81 season, as the club were forced to apply for re-election. They rose to 11th in 1981–82, dropping to 19th in 1982–83, two places and one point above the re-election zone. The "Superwhites" rose to 10th in 1983–84, before a sixth-place finish in 1984–85, two places and nine points behind promoted Bury. He played a total of 201 league and cup games during his time at Prenton Park, scoring 13 goals.
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