Marc Lloyd Williams

Marc Lloyd Williams (born 8 February 1973) is a Welsh former footballer. He is the Welsh Premier League's all-time top scorer, with 319 goals.

Marc Lloyd Williams

Personal information
Full name	Marc Lloyd Williams
Date of birth	(1973-02-08) 8 February 1973
Place of birth	Bangor, Wales
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Porthmadog	75	(28)
1994–1995	Bangor City	29	(21)
1995–1996	Stockport County	18	(1)
1996	→ Haugesund (loan)	5	(0)
1996	Altrincham	3	(0)
1996	Colwyn Bay	20	(14)
1996–1998	Bangor City	58	(31)
1998–1999	Halifax Town	24	(6)
1999	York City	11	(4)
1999–2000	York City	22	(5)
2000–2002	Bangor City	55	(68)
2002–2003	Southport	18	(3)
2003	Bangor City	17	(10)
2003–2004	Aberystwyth Town	32	(18)
2004–2006	TNS	67	(60)
2006–2007	Bangor City	30	(19)
2007–2008	Newtown	20	(16)
2008	Rhyl	13	(7)
2008–2009	Porthmadog	33	(24)
2009–2010	Airbus UK Broughton	34	(16)
2010–2011	Newtown	4	(1)
2012–2014	Llanberis[1][2]	13	(7)
Total		576	(345)
National team
	Wales B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Williams was born in Bangor, and brought up in Llanberis. He has played for a number of clubs including recently Bangor City (5 spells), TNS, Stockport County, Haugesund, York City, Aberystwyth Town, Halifax Town, Southport, Altrincham, Colwyn Bay, Porthmadog (2 spells), Newtown (2 spells) and Rhyl.

Other honours include Wales B international appearances. Welsh Premier championship medal (3), Welsh Cup winner's medal (twice), Welsh Premier Golden Boot award (twice) and Norwegian First Division Championship medal.

Williams was the highest scorer in all European leagues with 47 goals in the 2001–02 season, but did not win the European Golden Boot as the Welsh Premier League has a lower co-efficient than some of Europe's bigger leagues.[1] He joined Southport in July 2002.[3] He then returned to Bangor in February 2003.[4] Williams then joined Aberystwyth Town in June 2003,[5] and probably enjoyed one of the best spells of his career, playing attractive football and scoring freely.

Williams returned to Bangor City in July 2006.[6] Williams left Bangor in 2007 to join Rhyl FC, where he made 20 appearances scoring 16 goals, he then joined Newtown where he made 11 appearances scoring 5 goals. He returned to his roots rejoining Porthmadog for the start of the 2008–09 season.[7][8]

In October 2010 he signed for again for Newtown.[9]

He is currently the all-time top scorer in the League of Wales, with 319 goals in 467 appearances.

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wales			League		Welsh Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1992–92	Porthmadog	League of Wales	37	6	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
1993–94			38	22	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
1994–95	Bangor City		29	21	a	g	a	g	2	-	a	g
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1995–96	Stockport County	Second Division	18	1	-		4	-	-		26	3
1996–97	Altrincham	Football Conference	?	?	?	?	-		-		?	?
1996–97	Colwyn Bay	Northern Premier League	?	?	?	?	-		-		?	?
Norway			League		Norwegian Football Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996	Haugesund	1. Divisjon	5	-	-	-	-		-		5	-
Wales			League		Welsh Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Bangor City	League of Wales	20	10	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
1997–98			38	21	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1998–99	Halifax Town	Third Division	24	6	1	-	1	-	-		54	8
1998–99	York City	Second Division	11	4	-		-		-		11	4
1999–2000	York City	Third Division	11	5	1	-	-	-	-		11	5
Wales			League		Welsh Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	Bangor City	League of Wales	21	21	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2001–02			34	47	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Southport	Football Conference	18	3	1	-	-		-		19	3
Wales			League		Welsh Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Bangor City	Welsh Premier League	17	10	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2003–04	Aberystwyth Town		32	18	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2004–05			-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-
2004–05	Total Network Solution		34	34	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2005–06			33	26	a	g	a	g	1	-	a	g
2006–07	Bangor City		30	19	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2007–08	Rhyl		13	7	a	g	a	g	2	-	a	g
2007–08	Newtown		20	16	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2008–09	Porthmadog		33	24	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2009–10	Airbus UK Broughton		34	16	a	g	a	g	-		a	g
2010–11	Newtown		4	1	a	g	a	g	-		4	1
Total	England		82	19	3	-	5	-	-		121	23
	Wales		467	319	a	g	a	g	7	-	a	g
	Norway		5	-	a	g	a	g	7	-	a	g
Career total			555	338	a	g	a	g	7	-	a	g

Honours

• League of Wales Player of the Season: 2001–02[10]
• Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2004–05[11]

References

1. "Welsh Premier career details for Marc Lloyd Williams". Welsh Premier League Football. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
2. "Marc Lloyd Williams". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
3. "Lloyd-Williams quits Bangor". BBC Sport. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
4. "Lloyd-Williams rejoins Bangor". BBC Sport. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
5. "Aberystwyth land Lloyd-Williams". BBC Sport. 18 June 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
6. "Williams returns to Bangor". BBC Sport. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
7. "Porthmadog sign striker Williams". BBC Sport. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
8. "Jiws signs for Port". Porthmadog FC. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
9. "Marc Lloyd Williams signs for Newtown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
10. "Player of the Season". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
11. "Dream team 2004/05". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

External links

• Marc Lloyd Williams at Soccerbase
• Marc Lloyd Williams Welsh Premier career stats
• Welsh Premier legends