Ralph Shipley Williams (2 October 1905 – 1 March 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for a number of clubs,[1] most notably Chesterfield and Cardiff City.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Shipley Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberaman, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 1985 (aged 79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Aberaman, Wales[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aberaman Athletic | |||
| Aberdare Athletic | 2 | ||
| 1924–1925 | Brentford | 7 | (1) |
| Aberaman Athletic | |||
| Poole Town | |||
| 1927 | Chesterfield | 31 | (15) |
| Manchester Central | |||
| Colwyn Bay United | |||
| 1929–1931 | Cardiff City | 30 | (17) |
| 1931–1932 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | (16) |
| 1932 | Rochdale | 8 | (1) |
| 1932–1933 | Southport | 12 | (3) |
| Merthyr Town | |||
| Lovell's Athletic | |||
| Aberdare Town | |||
| Bangor City | |||
| Rhyl | |||
| Aberdare Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1924–25[5] | Third Division South | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 7 | 1 | |
| Chesterfield | 1927–28[6] | Third Division North | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ― | 32 | 15 | |
| Cardiff City | 1929–30[7] | Second Division | 16 | 11 | ― | ― | 16 | 11 | ||
| 1930–31[7] | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | ||
| Rochdale | 1932–33[8] | Third Division North | 8 | 1 | ― | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Southport | 1932–33[3] | Third Division North | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Career total | 88 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 37 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
References edit
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2018". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Player Details". Port Online. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 313. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1927-28". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. : A Statistical History. Nottingham: Tony Brown. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-899468-17-X. OCLC 52143309.
- ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC : The Official History, 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
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