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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Date of death | August 1987 (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) | |
| –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
editWilliams was born in Newport, Wales and grew up in Wandsworth, England.[2]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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) - ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Williams, Roderick". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Roderick Williams". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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