Ray Williams (footballer, born 1946)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| 1972–1977 | Port Vale | 173 | (39) |
| 1977–1980 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1980 | Northwich Victoria (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Raymond Williams (born 30 August 1946) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He now works as a commentator at BBC Radio Stoke.
Starting his career at Stoke City, he did not make a first team appearance and so moved on to Stafford Rangers, and also worked as a teacher. He helped Rangers to lift the FA Trophy in 1972 and to top the Northern Premier League in 1971–72, before he returned to the Football League with Port Vale in July 1972. He scored 40 goals in 194 appearances for the club over the next five years, and was given the club's Player of the Year award in 1972–73. He returned to the non-league scene with Northwich Victoria in March 1977, and was appointed as the club's manager the following year. He achieved massive success with the club, winning the Cheshire Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup twice, the Alliance Premier League Cup once, and also picking up runner-up medals in the Northern Premier League, Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, and Cheshire Senior Cup. He returned to Port Vale in 1980, and worked there as a chief scout until 2011. He became a commentator at BBC Radio Stoke in August 2011.
Williams played youth team football for Stoke City before joining non-league Stafford Rangers under manager Roy Chapman. He helped the club lift the FA Trophy in 1972 as they defeated Barnet 3–0 at Wembley. His 47 goals also helped the club to the Northern Premier League title in 1971–72.
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