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Evan Williams (footballer)

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Evan Williams
Williams in 1971
Personal information
Full name Evan Samuel Williams
Date of birth (1943-07-15)15 July 1943
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 20 February 2025(2025-02-20) (aged 81)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Vale of Leven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 East Fife (trialist) 2 (0)
1964–1966 Third Lanark
1966–1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 (0)
1969Aston Villa (loan) 12 (0)
1969–1974 Celtic 82 (0)
1974–1975 Clyde 21 (0)
1975–1976 Stranraer 1 (0)
Total 131 (0)
Managerial career
Vale of Leven
2001–2003 Ardeer Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Evan Samuel Williams (15 July 1943 – 20 February 2025) was a Scottish footballer.[1] He played as a goalkeeper for Third Lanark, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Celtic, Clyde and Stranraer.

Williams died on 20 February 2025, at the age of 81.[2]

References

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  1. "Evan Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "Death of Former Celtic Goalkeeper Evan Williams, Aged 81". The Democrat. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.