Morgan Williams (footballer)

Morgan Williams (born 30 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Coventry City, as a defender.

For other people with the same name, see Morgan Williams (disambiguation).
Morgan Williams
Personal information
Full name Morgan Williams[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Derby, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2014 Nottingham Forest
2016–2017 Mickleover Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Mickleover Sports
2018– Coventry City 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Williams began his football career in the youth system of Nottingham Forest before being released at under-15 level.[3] After a few years out of the game Williams joined the youth team of non-league Mickleover Sports in September 2016.[3] On 22 April 2017, Williams made his Northern Premier League Premier Division debut for Mickleover against Frickley Athletic.[4] After being named in the 2017–18 Northern Premier League team of the season,[5] Williams signed for Coventry City for a fee of £12,000 plus add-ons in July 2018.[6][7]

He made his senior debut on 12 September 2018 in a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Dujon Sterling.[8]

On 7 December 2019, Williams joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until 4 January 2020.[9] Williams returned to Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2018–19[8] League One 1000003[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[11] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[12] Championship 000000—00
Total 1000005060
Yeovil Town (loan) 2019–20[11] National League 3000—1[lower-alpha 2]040
Yeovil Town (loan) 2020–21[12] National League 3010—0040
Career total 70100060140
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Profile". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. "Student seals move to Coventry City". Northern Premier League Football Academy. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "NPL Football Academy Graduates". Northern Premier League Football Academy. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. "Academy students named in team of the year". Mickleover Sports F.C. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Morgan Williams: Coventry City sign Mickleover Sports defender". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. "Ashton United v Mickleover" (PDF). We Are United (05). Ashton United F.C. 17 October 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. "Signing | Williams and Osho boost the backline". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. "Signing | Williams returns to boost the backline". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  12. "Games played by Morgan Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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