Martin Williams (footballer)

Martin Williams
Personal information
Full name Martin Keith Williams
Date of birth (1973-07-12) 12 July 1973
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1990–1991 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Luton Town 40 (2)
1995 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
1995–2000 Reading 127 (26)
1995 → Bangor (loan) 3 (1)
2000–2001 Swindon Town 19 (2)
2001 → Peterborough United (loan) 15 (2)
2001–2003 Stevenage Borough 47 (5)
2003 Woking 10 (1)
St Neots Town
Dunstable Town
Arlesey Town
2007–2010 Windsor & Eton
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Keith Williams (born 12 July 1973 in Luton, England) is a former professional football striker, most famously for Reading. Whilst at Reading he played on loan for Irish Football League side Bangor F.C.[1]

He spent his youth career at Leicester City, where he stayed from 1 August 1990 to 13 September 1991, at which point he came to Luton Town on a free transfer, marking the beginning of his senior career.[2]

At Luton, he had 40 appearances, mostly as a substitute. He also made his career debut FA Cup and League Cup appearances with the team.

From March 1995 to May 1995, he was sent out on loan to Colchester, during which time he earned three starts.

He played for Windsor and Eton from 2007 to 2010 in the Southern League Premier Division.

In the summer of 2022, Williams was appointed manager of Wessex Football League side Whitchurch United F.C.

Since retiring from football, Williams now spends his older years living a quiet life in Hampshire.

References

  1. ^ Marshall Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97, UTV Books, 1996, p. 209
  2. ^ "Martin Williams | Football Stats | No Club | Age 52 | 1990-2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.


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