Jay Williams (born 4 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
![]() Williams in March 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jay Williams[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Banbury United | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2018 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Northampton Town | 10 | (0) |
2020 | Kettering Town | 12 | (0) |
2021 | Harrogate Town | 7 | (1) |
2021 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Banbury United | 32 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Williams joined Northampton Town at the age of 13[2] and went onto progress through the youth ranks, before making his first-team debut during their EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[3]
He made his league debut in a 5–0 away win to Macclesfield Town[4] coming off of the bench to replace Sam Foley in the 73rd minute. He went on to play a vital part in the rest of that season racking up 14 appearances in total.
In November 2020, Williams signed for National League North club Kettering Town.[5]
On 7 January 2021, Williams signed for League Two side Harrogate Town.[6]
Following on from his release from Harrogate, he dropped down three divisions to sign for Southern Football League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds.[7] He made the switch to divisional rivals Banbury United in October 2021 and extended his stay in December when he signed a contract until the end of the season.[7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2018–19[8] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2019–20[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||