Evan Williams (footballer)

Evan Samuel Williams (born 15 July 1943) is a Scottish former footballer,^[1] who played as a goalkeeper for Third Lanark, Wolves, Aston Villa, Celtic, Clyde and Stranraer. Williams was also manager of Vale of Leven, where he lived.

Evan Williams

Williams, pictured in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Evan Samuel Williams
Date of birth	(1943-07-15) 15 July 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
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)
1969	→ Aston 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

The largest part of his playing career was at Celtic, for whom he made 82 league appearances between 1969 and 1973. Williams played in the 1970 European Cup Final, which Celtic lost 2–1 to Feyenoord.Evan was named man of the match in the final even though on the losing team. ^[2]

References

1. "Evan Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
2. Smith, Aidan (31 March 2017). "Interview: Evan Williams on helping Celtic win six in a row". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

External links

• Evan Williams at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database