Rod Williams (Welsh footballer)

Roderick Williams (2 December 1909 – August 1987) was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Norwich City, Exeter City, Reading, West Ham United and Clapton Orient as a centre forward.[1]

Rod Williams
Personal information
Full name Roderick Williams[1]
Date of birth 2 December 1909
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death August 1987 (1987-09) (aged 77)[2]
Place of death East Dereham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutton United
Epsom Town 5 (1)
0000–1925 Uxbridge Town
1932–1933 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1933–1936 Norwich City 19 (9)
1936–1937 Exeter City 41 (29)
1937 Reading 14 (12)
1937–1938 West Ham United 9 (5)
1938–1942 Clapton Orient 35 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Williams was born in Newport, Wales and grew up in Wandsworth, England.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 1936–37[3] Third Division South 41 29 0 0 41 29
West Ham United 1937–38[4] Second Division 9 5 1 0 10 5
Career total 50 34 1 0 51 34

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Williams, Roderick". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Roderick Williams". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.