Frank Williams (Welsh footballer)

For other people named Frank Williams, see Frank Williams (disambiguation).

Frank Williams
Personal information
Date of birth	(1906-03-10)10 March 1906
Place of birth	Cefn-y-bedd, Wales^[1]
Date of death	1982 (aged 75–76)
Playing position	Right-winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1926	Wrexham	3	(0)
1926–1928	Preston North End	8	(0)
1928–1929	Port Vale	1	(0)
	Oswestry Town
	Northern Nomads
	Ashton National Gas
	Altrincham
	Shrewsbury Town
	Buxton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Frank H. Williams (10 March 1906 – 1982) was a Welsh footballer who played for Wrexham, Preston North End, Port Vale, Oswestry Town, Northern Nomads, Ashton National Gas, Altrincham, Shrewsbury Town and Buxton.

Playing career

Williams played for Wrexham and Preston North End, before joining Second Division side Port Vale in March 1928.^[1] His only appearance was at outside-right in a 4–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Old Recreation Ground on 25 August.^[1] This proved to be his only appearance of the 1928–29 season, and he left on a free transfer in May 1929 and later played for Oswestry Town, Northern Nomads, Ashton National Gas, Altrincham, Shrewsbury Town and Buxton.^[1]

Sourced from Frank Williams profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wrexham	1924–25	Third Division North	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1925–26	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	3	0
Preston North End	1926–27	Second Division	8	0	1	0	9	0
Port Vale	1928–29	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0

1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 311. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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