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Joey Williams
English footballer

Joey Williams

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English footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Rotherham, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Age
75 years
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Biography

Joseph Joshua "Joey" Williams (4 June 1902 – 1978) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Arsenal, Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Rotherham County and Stoke City.

Career

Williams was an outside forward who started out with his hometown club Rotherham County, playing over a hundred games. In summer 1924 he was signed by Huddersfield Town and won two First Division titles in 1924–25 and 1925–26. During the latter season he played 23 league games for Huddersfield before moving to Stoke City in March 1926, who were relegated from the Second Division the same season, making Williams the first player to win a League Championship medal and be relegated in the same season. He helped Stoke gain an instant return to the Second Division winning the Third Division North in 1926–27 as he scored six goals in 31 appearances. He played 20 times in 1927–28 as Stoke finished fifth and then scored a career best of seven in 1928–29.

In the summer of 1929, he toured South Africa with a FA XI, earning two caps but these are not official recognised as caps for England. On his return to England, in September 1929 he moved to Arsenal, signed by his former boss at Huddersfield Herbert Chapman, who had previously managed him at Huddersfield Town. He made his Arsenal debut in a 5–2 defeat at Aston Villa on 25 September 1929 and the following month played in the 1929 FA Charity Shield, for the Professionals against the Amateurs at The Den, which they won 3–0.

Williams played sixteen times in the 1929–30 season, and helped Arsenal on their run to the 1930 FA Cup Final but was injured in a match against Newcastle United at the start of April 1930 and consequently missed the final. Returning the following season, he made only nine appearance as understudy to Joe Hulme and Cliff Bastin, who had established themselves as first-choice wingers, and missed out on a third Championship medal. Williams made one more appearance for Arsenal before leaving in March 1932; in total he played 26 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals.

Williams moved to Middlesbrough and played there for four seasons, before ending his career at Carlisle United in 1935–36.

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Joey Williams profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rotherham County1921–22Second Division21220232
1922–23Second Division32210332
1923–24Third Division North42331454
Total957611018
Huddersfield Town1924–25First Division35010360
1925–26First Division23610246
Total58620606
Stoke City1925–26Second Division11200112
1926–27Third Division North28630316
1927–28Second Division20200202
1928–29Second Division23710247
Total8217408617
Arsenal1929–30First Division12340163
1930–31First Division920092
1931–32First Division100010
Total22540265
Middlesbrough1931–32First Division11100111
1932–33First Division30641347
1933–34First Division23310243
1934–35First Division14121162
Total7811728513
Carlisle United1935–36Third Division North16110171
1936–37Third Division North410041
Total20110211
Career Total3554824338051

Honours

  • Football League First Division champions: 1924–25, 1925–26
  • Football League Third Division North champions: 1926–27
  • Football League First Division champions: 1930–31
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