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===International career===

===International career===

Williams qualifies for [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] through his mother,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Watch+out+for+Cyprus,+warns+Williams.-a0151179017 |title=Watch out for Cyprus, warns Williams |first=Phil |last=Blanche |newspaper=Western Mail |location=Cardiff |date=9 September 2006 |accessdate=23 January 2012 |via=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> and has one international cap, which came in 2006.<ref>{{NFT player|id=15260|name=Tom Williams|accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>

Williams qualifies for [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] through his mother,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Watch+out+for+Cyprus,+warns+Williams.-a0151179017 |title=Watch out for Cyprus, warns Williams |first=Phil |last=Blanche |newspaper=Western Mail |location=Cardiff |date=9 September 2006 |accessdate=23 January 2012 |via=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> and has one international cap, which came in 2006.<ref>{{NFT player|id=15260|name=Tom Williams|accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tom-williams/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/16116|title=Tom Williams – Detailed stats|website=www.transfermarkt.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=24437&season_id=142|title=Tom Williams &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Season 2012/2013 &#124; 2000-2013 &#124; Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>

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!colspan=”2″|Other

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|→[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (loan)||[[2000-01 Football League|2000–01]]||[[EFL League One|Division Two]]||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0

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|[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]||[[2001-02 Football League|2001–02]]||[[EFL League One|Division Two]]||34||2||5||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”>Appearance(s) in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||42||2

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!34!!2!!5!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!42!!2

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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||[[2001-02 Football League|2001–02]]||[[EFL Championship|Division One]]||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0

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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||[[2002-03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]||[[Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||[[2003-04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]||[[Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0

|-

|→[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)||[[2002-03 Football League|2002–03]]||[[EFL League One|Division Two]]||26||1||2||0||1||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP1>Appearance(s) in Division Two play-offs</ref>||0||33||1

|-

|→[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)||[[2003-04 Football League|2003–04]]||[[EFL League One|Division Two]]||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!31!!1!!2!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!37!!1

|-

|→[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (loan)||[[2003-04 Football League|2003–04]]||[[EFL League One|Division Two]]||14||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||15||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!21!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!22!!1

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|[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||[[2004-05 Football League|2004–05]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||39||0||1||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”/>||0||43||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!39!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!43!!0

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|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]||[[2005-06 Football League|2005–06]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||13||0||1||0||2||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”/>||0||18||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!13!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!2!!0!!18!!0

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|[[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]]||[[2005-06 Football League|2005–06]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||17||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP>Appearance(s) in [[EFL League One|League One]] play-offs</ref>||0||18||0

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|[[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]]||[[2006-07 Football League|2006–07]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||29||0||2||0||1||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”/>||0||34||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!46!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!52!!0

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|[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]||[[2007-08 Football League|2007–08]]||[[EFL League Two|League Two]]||10||0||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”/>||0||13||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

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|-

|→[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (loan)||[[2007-08 Football League|2007–08]]||[[EFL League Two|League Two]]||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0

|-

|[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]||[[2008-09 Football League|2008–09]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||25||0||3||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=”FLT”/>||0||30||0

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|[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]||[[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]||[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||15||0||1||0||2||1||0||0||18||1

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!40!!1!!4!!0!!3!!1!!1!!0!!48!!2

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|→[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)||[[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]||[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0

|-

|→[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (loan)||[[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]||[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0

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!colspan=”3″|Total

!10!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0

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|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||[[2010-11 Football League|2010–11]]||[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0

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|→[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (loan)||[[2010-11 Football League|2010–11]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||7||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||9||1

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!7!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!1

|-

|[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||[[2010-11 Football League|2010–11]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||14||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||1

|-

!colspan=”3″|Total

!14!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!14!!1

|-

|[[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]||[[2011-12 Football Conference|2011–12]]||[[National League (English football)|Conference Premier]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0

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|[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]||[[2012-13 Football League|2012–13]]||[[EFL League One|League One]]||1||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||3||0

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|[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]]||[[2013-14 Southern Football League|2013–14]]||[[Southern Football League|Southern League Division One South & West]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0

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|[[Amicale F.C.|Amicale]]||[[2013-14 Port Vila Premier League|2013–14]]||[[Port Vila Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

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|[[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]]||[[2015-16 Southern Football League|2015–16]]||[[Southern Football League|Southern League Premier Division]]||5||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=SLC>Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup</ref>||0||6||0

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|[[Arizona United|Arizona United]]||[[2016 USL season|2016]]||[[2016 USL season|USL]]||5||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||0

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|Houghton & Wyton||[[2017-18 in English football|2017–18]]||[[Cambridgeshire County Football League]]||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0

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|[[Hashtag United F.C.|Hashtag United]]||[[2018-19 Eastern Counties Football League|2018–19]]||[[Eastern Counties Football League|Eastern Counties League First Division South]]||21||2||0||0||0||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha name=FDK>Appearance(s) in First Division Knockout Cup</ref>||0||25||2

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|[[Hashtag United F.C.|Hashtag United]]||[[2019-20 Eastern Counties Football League|2019–20]]||[[Essex Senior Football League|Essex Senior League]]||4||1||0||0||0||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=ESC>1 Appearance(s) in Essex Senior Cup</ref><ref group=lower-alpha name=ECC>2 Appearance(s) in Errington Challenge Cup</ref>||0||7||1

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!colspan=”3″|Career total

!326!!10!!21!!0!!13!!1!!20!!0!!380!!11

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==Personal life==

==Personal life==

Cypriot footballer

Thomas Andrew Williams (born 8 July 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing for numerous clubs. Born in England, he represented Cyprus at international level.

Williams was born in Carshalton, London.[1] His professional career began with West Ham United in April 2000 when he joined the club from Walton & Hersham for a fee of £40,000. He went on loan to Peterborough United in March 2001, without having made his senior debut, and the move was made permanent during the summer. He stayed with the Posh for one season, before moving to Birmingham City for a fee of £350,000.

His career stalled at St Andrew’s, playing just four games for Birmingham, and, after two loan periods at Queens Park Rangers, during which he scored once, against Huddersfield Town,[2] he rejoined Peterborough United, initially on loan, later joining permanently. In May 2004 Williams went to Barnsley on a free transfer.

He played a full season for the South Yorkshire side, before moving again on a free transfer to Gillingham in July 2005, and then signing for Swansea City in January 2006 after the Gills suffered financial problems. He returned to the side in December 2006 after a hernia operation in November, and was released at the end of the season.

On 27 July 2007, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year deal.[3]

On 31 December 2007 Williams joined Peterborough United for the third time, initially on an emergency loan to make him available for the match on New Year’s Day, for which he was an unused substitute. The loan was converted to a permanent deal two days later.[4][5]

On 9 November 2009, Williams rejoined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a short-term loan deal, with a possible view to sign permanently in the January transfer window. This did not happen in the end and he returned to Peterborough during January 2010.

Williams joined former boss Darren Ferguson at Preston North End on loan for the rest of the season. Preston decided not to sign him on a permanent basis, and he returned to Peterborough, where he was released following his contract expiry.

After a pre-season trial,[6] Williams joined Championship club Bristol City on a six-month contract on 5 August 2010.[7]

Williams joined Colchester United on a month’s loan on 30 September, later extended for a further two months. He made nine appearances in all competitions and scored once, in a 2–1 win over AFC Bournemouth.[8][9] Williams’ Bristol City contract was terminated on 5 January 2011.

On 14 February, he joined League One club Walsall until the end of the season.[10] He made fourteen league appearances and scored once, in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.[8][11] In August 2011, Williams played one match in the Conference for Kettering Town, a 3–0 defeat away at Mansfield Town.[12] He signed for Notts County in August 2012 on a short-term deal,[13] and was released in January 2013 when his contract expired.[14]

Williams played for Southern League Division 1 South and West club Guildford City in early 2014.[15]

In February 2014, Williams was one of a number of foreign signings made by Vanuatu club Amicale to strengthen their team ahead of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League campaign.[16] However, he did not make an appearance for the club in the 2014 season.[17]

He joined Slough Town in March 2016, making five Southern League appearances,[18] before making five appearances for Arizona United in the 2016 USL season.[19] In September 2017 he was playing for Houghton & Wyton in the Cambridgeshire County Football League.[20][21]

Following a trial in July 2018, Williams joined Hashtag United of the Eastern Counties League Division One South.[22][23] After his first season ended with promotion as champions, Williams moved into a player/coach role for the 2019–20 season.[24] On 3 September, during an Essex Senior Cup first round win away to Halstead Town, he seriously injured a hand after smashing a home dressing room window after he had received a red card.[25] He scored 3 goals in 25 league games for Hashtag United.[26][27] On 4 February 2020, Williams played his final competitive game for Hashtag United in a 2–2 draw against West Essex in the Errington Challenge Cup, before the outbreak of COVID-19 halted the season.[28]

International career

[edit]

Williams qualifies for Cyprus through his mother,[29] and has one international cap, which came in 2006.[30]

Williams is married to former glamour model Nicola McLean.[31]

Hashtag United[24]

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  2. ^ “Games played by Tom Williams in 2002/2003”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ “Wycombe recruit defender Williams”. BBC Sport. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  4. ^ Swann, Alan (31 December 2007). “Posh signings: Williams and Hatch”. Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  5. ^ Cecil, Matt (31 December 2007). “Tom Williams leaves the club”. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  6. ^ “Defender Tom Williams handed trial by Bristol City”. BBC Sport. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  7. ^ “Tom pens six-month deal”. Bristol City F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b “Games played by Tom Williams in 2010/2011”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ “Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester”. BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. ^ “Walsall sign utility player Tom Williams”. BBC Sport. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  11. ^ “Oldham 1–1 Walsall”. BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  12. ^ “Mansfield Town 3–0 Kettering Town”. Kettering Town F.C. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  13. ^ “Notts County sign Carl Regan and Tom Williams”. BBC Sport. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  14. ^ “Duo released”. Notts County F.C. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  15. ^ “Guildford City v Clevedon Town – Today (GAME ON) & New Signings”. Guildford City Football Club. Guildford City F.C. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2015. We also welcome the highly experienced central defender Tom Williams who joins us from Notts County. Tom gained a full international cap for Cyprus in 2006 and has made nearly 300 Football League appearances for a number of clubs including Peterborough United, Barnsley and Swansea City.Underwood, Barry (12 January 2014). “Guildford City 3–2 Clevedon Town”. Guildford City Football Club. Guildford City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015. City for their part gave a debut to Cyprus international Tom Williams in the centre of defence“Merthyr Town 12–0 Guildford City”. Guildford City Football Club. Guildford City F.C. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  16. ^ “Amicale look to Europe for Champions League glory”. Vanuatu Football Federation. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  17. ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/team/amicale/27206/players?pos=0&pais=0&epoca_stats_id=143&menu=
  18. ^ “Tom Williams”. Slough Town F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  19. ^ “Arizona United SC: Regular Season 2016: Tommy Williams”. USL. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
  20. ^ Plummer, Mark (12 September 2017). “Local football: From the Football League to the Cambs League as Tom Williams agrees to join Houghton & Wyton”. Hunts Post. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  21. ^ https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=3&personID=740900005&selectedSeasonID=936765812
  22. ^ Major, Adam (30 July 2018). “Ex-Birmingham City and West Ham player on trial at Hashtag United”. The72. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  23. ^ Lawless, Matt (17 October 2018). “Hashtag United: Inside story on the rise and rise of YouTube’s No.1 football team”. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  24. ^ a b Davies, Matt (10 July 2019). “Hashtag United coaching changes”. Hashtag United. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
  25. ^ “Club statement regarding incident at Halstead Town FC”. Hashtag United. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  26. ^ “Thurlow Nunn League: 2018–19: Thomas Williams Player Stats League only”. FA Full-Time. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  27. ^ “Essex Senior Football League: 2019–20: Thomas Williams Player Stats League only”. FA Full-Time. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  28. ^ “West Essex V Hashtag United | Full-Time”. fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  29. ^ Blanche, Phil (9 September 2006). “Watch out for Cyprus, warns Williams”. Western Mail. Cardiff. Retrieved 23 January 2012 – via thefreelibrary.com.
  30. ^ “Tom Williams”. National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  31. ^ Reinis, Nick (11 July 2009). “Tommy Williams and Nicola McLean tie the knot in a TV ceremony”. Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.

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