Oshor Williams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oshor Joseph Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Forward |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1977 | Billingham Synthonia | ? | (?) |
| 1977–1978 | Gateshead | ? | (?) |
| 1978–1979 | Southampton | 7 | (0) |
| 1978 | → Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1979–1984 | 193 | (26) | |
| 1984–1986 | Port Vale | 49 | (6) |
| 1986–1989 | Preston North End | 39 | (12) |
| 1989–1990 | Lancaster City | ? | (?) |
| 1991–1993 | Winsford United | ? | (?) |
| 1993–1994 | Witton Albion | 8 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Hyde United | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 315+ | (44+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Oshor Joseph Williams (born 21 April 1958) is an English former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack. During his career he took part in two successful Fourth Division promotion campaigns.
He started his career as a youth team player at Middlesbrough, before joining Manchester United in 1976. Failing to make the first team, he joined non-league Billingham Synthonia and then Gateshead, before returning to the professional game with Southampton in 1978. A year later he signed for , where his career really took off. Five years he spent with Stockport, making close to 200 league appearances. He then spent two years at Port Vale and then Preston North End. In 1989, he left the professional game permanently, joining non-league Lancaster City. He signed with Winsford United in 1993 and then Hyde United a year later. He retired as a player in 1995.
Born and raised in , County Durham, Williams joined his local league club Middlesbrough as a schoolboy in 1972, signing apprentice forms with the club once he had turned fifteen. However, when "Boro" decided not to offer Williams a professional contract in 1976, he was immediately offered a second chance by Manchester United. Williams spent twelve months at Old Trafford before they in turn decided to release him.
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