Graham Williams

Graham George Williams (31 December 1936 – 25 November 2018) was a Welsh footballer. A left-sided winger, he scored 47 goals in 249 league games in a 14-year career in the English Football League. He also won five senior caps for Wales in 1961.

He began his career with Wrexham and Oswestry Town before moving to Everton via Bradford City in 1956. After three years on Merseyside, he returned to Wales to play for Swansea Town. He returned to his hometown club, Wrexham, in 1963 before joining Wellington Town in 1965. The next year, he returned to the Football League with Tranmere Rovers. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1966–67, before he signed with Port Vale in July 1968. He joined Northern Premier League side Runcorn in May 1969 and later turned out for Oswestry Town.

Club career Early career Williams began his career in Welsh football with Wrexham and Oswestry Town, before he was signed by Bradford City manager Peter Jackson in August 1955. His two goals in eight Third Division North games in the 1955–56 season were enough to win him a move from Valley Parade to First Division side Everton in March 1956. The "Toffees" struggled at the lower end of the table under the stewardship of Ian Buchan in 1956–57 and 1957–58, and showed little sign of improvement in the 1958–59 season under Johnny Carey. In his three years at Goodison Park, Williams scored six goals in 31 top-flight games.

Swansea City In February 1959, Williams joined Second Division side Swansea Town for a £5,000 fee. Following his football career, Williams worked as a carpenter.

Career statistics

Honours Tranmere Rovers Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1966–67