Williamson was born in West Ham, London in December 1973. As a youth, he cheered on the Hammers from the North Bank at Upton Park. He played for Newham and Essex Schoolboys, signed schoolboy forms with West Ham, completed a two-year apprenticeship and signed professional forms in 1992.[1] He was a strong-running right-footed attacking midfielder, who liked to play in a central position but was equally at home on the right-hand side.[2]
Club careeredit
West Ham Unitededit
After signing professional forms with West Ham in July 1992, Williamson was loaned out to non-league side, Farnborough Town, making his debut in a 3–2 home defeat against Runcorn on 6 February 1993 and a total of six appearances between February and March 1993.[3] He was loaned out again to Third Division side, Doncaster Rovers, in October 1993 where he made 16 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.[4] He played the final three games of the 1993/94 season for West Ham, making his debut in a 2–0 win at Arsenal on 30 April 1994 and scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Southampton on 7 May 1994.[5] Competition for the midfield places from John Moncur and Don Hutchison and an ankle injury restricted him to only four appearances in 1994/95. However, he gained a regular place in the first-team in the 1995/96 season, when he made 37 league and cup appearances and scored four goals, helping West Ham to finish in the top-half of the table for the first time in ten years. Harry Redknapp said of him, "He was an outstanding passer of the ball. He had a terrific shot on him and I always thought he was going to be a very good player."[1] Another ankle injury interrupted his season in 1996/97, when he made 18 league and cup appearances. His season ended in March 1997 after he had surgery on the ankle.[1][5] He made a total of 58 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring five goals.[5]
Evertonedit
In August 1997, Williamson moved to Everton in an exchange for David Unsworth and £1 million as Howard Kendall sought to add creativity and strength to the Everton midfield and Harry Redknapp sought a left-sided centre-half to fill a gap created by a long-term injury to captain Julian Dicks.[1][2] He made his debut for Everton in a 2–1 victory over West Ham on 23 August 1997 and went on to make a total of 17 appearances for Everton in the 1997/98 season.[5] He picked up a foot injury against Wimbledon on 13 December 1997 and the injury, which required surgery, and subsequent complications led him to miss the rest of the 1997/98 season and the two following seasons 1998–1999 and 1999–2000.[2]
Williamson did return to training in September 1999, declaring he was relieved to be showing that his injury problems were behind him. However, after breaking down again in training, he never played another first-team game for Everton and his playing contract with the club was terminated at the end of September 2000, nine months early,[2] which also marked the end of his playing career.
Williamson's time at Everton was a costly one for the club. He was labelled as one of the highest rated English players at the time of purchase and made a bright start to his Everton career.
Personal lifeedit
Williamson lives in Essex and works for a property company.[6]
^ abcdKirk Blows and Ben Sharratt (2002). Claret and Blue Blood, pp. 203–207. Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London. ISBN1-84018-489-2
^ abcdPast Player Fact File: Danny Williamson, ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
^ abProfile: Danny Williamson 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Farnborough F.C. Official Site. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
^ abcSoccerbase: Danny Williamson, Racing Post. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
^ abcdeJohn Northcutt (2003). The Definitive West Ham United F.C. SoccerData, Nottingham. ISBN1-899468-19-6
^"Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Danny Williamson".
External linksedit
Danny Williamson (West Ham), Sporting-Heroes.net. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
Danny Williamson (Everton), Sporting-Heroes.net. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
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For other people named Danny Williamson see Danny Williamson disambiguation Daniel Williamson born 5 December 1973 is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder Danny WilliamsonPersonal informationFull nameDaniel WilliamsonDate of birth 1973 12 05 5 December 1973 age 50 Place of birthWest Ham London EnglandPosition s MidfielderYouth careerWest Ham UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1992 1997West Ham United51 5 1993 Farnborough Town loan 6 0 1993 Doncaster Rovers loan 13 1 1997 2000Everton15 0 Total85 6 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 02 19 8 July 2007 UTC He notably played in the Premier League for West Ham United and Everton as well as in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and for non league side Farnborough Town He suffered a foot injury in 1997 which would eventually lead him to prematurely retire three years later Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2 1 West Ham United 2 2 Everton 3 Personal life 4 Career stats 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWilliamson was born in West Ham London in December 1973 As a youth he cheered on the Hammers from the North Bank at Upton Park He played for Newham and Essex Schoolboys signed schoolboy forms with West Ham completed a two year apprenticeship and signed professional forms in 1992 1 He was a strong running right footed attacking midfielder who liked to play in a central position but was equally at home on the right hand side 2 Club career editWest Ham United edit After signing professional forms with West Ham in July 1992 Williamson was loaned out to non league side Farnborough Town making his debut in a 3 2 home defeat against Runcorn on 6 February 1993 and a total of six appearances between February and March 1993 3 He was loaned out again to Third Division side Doncaster Rovers in October 1993 where he made 16 league and cup appearances scoring three goals 4 He played the final three games of the 1993 94 season for West Ham making his debut in a 2 0 win at Arsenal on 30 April 1994 and scoring his first goal for the club in a 3 3 draw with Southampton on 7 May 1994 5 Competition for the midfield places from John Moncur and Don Hutchison and an ankle injury restricted him to only four appearances in 1994 95 However he gained a regular place in the first team in the 1995 96 season when he made 37 league and cup appearances and scored four goals helping West Ham to finish in the top half of the table for the first time in ten years Harry Redknapp said of him He was an outstanding passer of the ball He had a terrific shot on him and I always thought he was going to be a very good player 1 Another ankle injury interrupted his season in 1996 97 when he made 18 league and cup appearances His season ended in March 1997 after he had surgery on the ankle 1 5 He made a total of 58 league and cup appearances for West Ham scoring five goals 5 Everton edit In August 1997 Williamson moved to Everton in an exchange for David Unsworth and 1 million as Howard Kendall sought to add creativity and strength to the Everton midfield and Harry Redknapp sought a left sided centre half to fill a gap created by a long term injury to captain Julian Dicks 1 2 He made his debut for Everton in a 2 1 victory over West Ham on 23 August 1997 and went on to make a total of 17 appearances for Everton in the 1997 98 season 5 He picked up a foot injury against Wimbledon on 13 December 1997 and the injury which required surgery and subsequent complications led him to miss the rest of the 1997 98 season and the two following seasons 1998 1999 and 1999 2000 2 Williamson did return to training in September 1999 declaring he was relieved to be showing that his injury problems were behind him However after breaking down again in training he never played another first team game for Everton and his playing contract with the club was terminated at the end of September 2000 nine months early 2 which also marked the end of his playing career Williamson s time at Everton was a costly one for the club He was labelled as one of the highest rated English players at the time of purchase and made a bright start to his Everton career Personal life editWilliamson lives in Essex and works for a property company 6 Career stats editClub Performance Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other TotalApp Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App GoalsWest Ham United 5 1992 93 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 01993 94 0 3 00 1 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 3 00 11994 95 0 4 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 4 00 01995 96 29 00 4 0 3 00 0 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 33 00 41996 97 15 00 0 0 2 00 0 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0Subtotal 51 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 58 5Farnborough Town 3 loan 1992 1993 0 6 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 6 00 0Subtotal 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0Doncaster Rovers 4 loan 1993 1994 13 00 1 0 2 00 2 0 0 00 0 0 1 00 0 16 00 3Subtotal 13 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 16 3Everton 4 1997 98 15 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 2 00 0 0 0 00 0 17 00 01998 99 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 01999 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 02000 01 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0Subtotal 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0Total 85 6 7 2 4 0 1 0 97 8References edit a b c d Kirk Blows and Ben Sharratt 2002 Claret and Blue Blood pp 203 207 Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh and London ISBN 1 84018 489 2 a b c d Past Player Fact File Danny Williamson ToffeeWeb Retrieved 8 July 2007 a b Profile Danny Williamson Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Farnborough F C Official Site Retrieved 8 July 2007 a b c Soccerbase Danny Williamson Racing Post Retrieved 8 July 2007 a b c d e John Northcutt 2003 The Definitive West Ham United F C SoccerData Nottingham ISBN 1 899468 19 6 Where Are They Now Footballers Danny Williamson External links editDanny Williamson West Ham Sporting Heroes net Retrieved 8 July 2007 Danny Williamson Everton Sporting Heroes net Retrieved 8 July 2007 The Wonderful World of West Ham United statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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