Ben Williams — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

11

clubs played for

02/03

debut season

0

goals / match

Crewe Alexandra

top club · 148 apps

Career highs

€500k

peak value · 2013

€85k

top transfer fee · 09/10

—

best season

—

int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Jan Männer

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · ---

Kevin Roelandts

Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Volkan Yaman

Defender - Left-Back · Retired

Edgar Hernández

Goalkeeper · Retired

Shares 1982-08-27 · 5 players total

522Appearances

0Goals

5Assists

8Yellow cards

0Red cards

522Full matches (90′)

Full name	Ben Williams
Name in home country	Benjamin Philip Williams
Date of birth	1982-08-27 (43 yrs)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	left
Height	188.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2019-07-01
Contract expires	—

Jul 2019

Transfer: Bolton → Retired

19/20 · Transfer

Aug 2018

Transfer: Blackpool → Bolton

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

18/19 — Bolton Wanderers

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2017

Transfer: Bury → Blackpool

17/18 · Transfer

Jul 2017

17/18 — Blackpool FC

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Bury FC

28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Bradford → Bury

16/17 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Bradford City

52 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Aug 2014

Transfer: Hibernian FC → Bradford

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

14/15 — Bradford City

25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 — Hibernian FC

45 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2012

Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Hibernian FC

12/13 · Transfer

Jul 2012

12/13 — Hibernian FC

43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2011

11/12 — Colchester United

39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2010

10/11 — Colchester United

37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Colchester United

49 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

Transfer: Carlisle United → Colchester Utd.

09/10 · Transfer · €85k

Jul 2008

08/09 — Carlisle United

36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Carlisle United

08/09 · Transfer

Jul 2007

07/08 — Crewe Alexandra

49 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2006

06/07 — Crewe Alexandra

45 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2005

05/06 — Crewe Alexandra

18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — Crewe Alexandra

26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Mar 2004

Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Crewe Alexandra

03/04 · Transfer

Oct 2003

Transfer: Altrincham → Man Utd Res.

03/04 · Return from loan

Sep 2003

Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Altrincham

03/04 · Loan

Jul 2003

03/04 — Crewe Alexandra, Manchester United

10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

May 2003

Transfer: Chesterfield → Man Utd Res.

02/03 · Return from loan

Jan 2003

Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Chesterfield

02/03 · Loan

Dec 2002

Transfer: Coventry → Man Utd Res.

02/03 · Return from loan

Nov 2002

Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Coventry

02/03 · Loan

Jul 2002

02/03 — Manchester United, Coventry City, Chesterfield FC

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2001

Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd Res.

01/02 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €500k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Bolton Wanderers 0.0%

Blackpool FC 1.2%

Bury FC 5.5%

Bradford City 14.7%

Hibernian FC 17.0%

Colchester United 23.9%

Carlisle United 6.9%

Crewe Alexandra 28.2%

Manchester United 0.0%

Coventry City 0.0%

Chesterfield FC 2.7%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Bolton Wanderers	1	18/19	18/19	0	0	0
Blackpool FC	1	17/18	17/18	6	0	570
Bury FC	1	16/17	16/17	28	0	2,580
Bradford City	2	14/15	15/16	77	0	6,889
Hibernian FC	2	12/13	13/14	88	1	7,980
Colchester United	3	09/10	11/12	125	1	11,205
Carlisle United	1	08/09	08/09	36	0	3,240
Crewe Alexandra	5	03/04	07/08	148	3	13,250
Manchester United	2	02/03	03/04	0	0	0
Coventry City	1	02/03	02/03	0	0	0
Chesterfield FC	1	02/03	02/03	14	0	1,260

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
18/19	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
18/19	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
17/18	EFL Cup	Blackpool FC	1	0	0	90
17/18	EFL Trophy	Blackpool FC	2	0	0	210
17/18	FA Cup	Blackpool FC	0	0	0	0
17/18	League One	Blackpool FC	3	0	0	270
16/17	EFL Cup	Bury FC	1	0	0	120
16/17	EFL Trophy	Bury FC	3	0	0	300
16/17	FA Cup	Bury FC	2	0	0	180
16/17	League One	Bury FC	22	0	2	1,980
15/16	FA Cup	Bradford City	5	0	0	480
15/16	FL Trophy	Bradford City	1	0	0	90
15/16	League Cup	Bradford City	1	0	0	120
15/16	League One	Bradford City	43	0	1	3,870
15/16	League One Play-Offs	Bradford City	2	0	0	180
14/15	EFL Trophy	Bradford City	0	0	0	0
14/15	FA Cup	Bradford City	8	0	0	720
14/15	League Cup	Bradford City	3	0	0	270
14/15	League One	Bradford City	14	0	0	1,159
13/14	Europa League Qualifying	Hibernian FC	2	0	0	180
13/14	League Cup	Hibernian FC	2	0	0	180
13/14	Premiership	Hibernian FC	37	1	0	3,330
13/14	Premiership Play-offs	Hibernian FC	2	0	0	210
13/14	SFA Cup	Hibernian FC	2	0	0	180
12/13	Premiership	Hibernian FC	37	0	1	3,330
12/13	Scot. League Cup	Hibernian FC	1	0	0	90
12/13	SFA Cup	Hibernian FC	5	0	0	480
11/12	EFL Trophy	Colchester United	1	0	0	90
11/12	FA Cup	Colchester United	2	0	0	180
11/12	League One	Colchester United	36	0	1	3,240
10/11	EFL Trophy	Colchester United	1	0	0	90
10/11	FA Cup	Colchester United	3	0	1	270
10/11	League One	Colchester United	33	0	0	2,925
09/10	EFL Trophy	Colchester United	0	0	0	0
09/10	FA Cup	Colchester United	3	1	0	270
09/10	League Cup	Colchester United	0	0	0	0
09/10	League One	Colchester United	46	0	1	4,140
08/09	EFL Trophy	Carlisle United	1	0	0	90
08/09	FA Cup	Carlisle United	2	0	0	180
08/09	League Cup	Carlisle United	2	0	0	180
08/09	League One	Carlisle United	31	0	0	2,790
07/08	EFL Trophy	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0
07/08	FA Cup	Crewe Alexandra	2	0	0	180
07/08	League Cup	Crewe Alexandra	1	0	0	90
07/08	League One	Crewe Alexandra	46	1	0	4,140
06/07	EFL Trophy	Crewe Alexandra	4	0	0	360
06/07	FA Cup	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0
06/07	League Cup	Crewe Alexandra	2	0	0	210
06/07	League One	Crewe Alexandra	39	1	1	3,510
05/06	Championship	Crewe Alexandra	17	0	0	1,445
05/06	League Cup	Crewe Alexandra	1	0	0	45
04/05	Championship	Crewe Alexandra	23	0	0	2,070
04/05	FA Cup	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0
04/05	League Cup	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	0	300
03/04	First Division	Crewe Alexandra	10	1	0	900
03/04	League Cup	Manchester United	0	0	0	0
02/03	Champions League Qu.	Manchester United	0	0	0	0
02/03	First Division	Coventry City	0	0	0	0
02/03	Premier League	Manchester United	0	0	0	0
02/03	Second Division	Chesterfield FC	14	0	0	1,260

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
01/02	2001-07-01	Man Utd U18	Man Utd Res.	Transfer	0	—
02/03	2002-11-01	Man Utd Res.	Coventry	Loan	0	—
02/03	2002-12-01	Coventry	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	0	—
02/03	2003-01-01	Man Utd Res.	Chesterfield	Loan	0	—
02/03	2003-05-01	Chesterfield	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	0	—
03/04	2003-09-19	Man Utd Res.	Altrincham	Loan	0	—
03/04	2003-10-18	Altrincham	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	0	—
03/04	2004-03-01	Man Utd Res.	Crewe Alexandra	Transfer	0	—
08/09	2008-07-01	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle United	Transfer	400000	—
09/10	2009-07-01	Carlisle United	Colchester Utd.	Transfer	400000	€85k
12/13	2012-07-10	Colchester Utd.	Hibernian FC	Transfer	400000	—
14/15	2014-08-05	Hibernian FC	Bradford	Transfer	500000	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Bradford	Bury	Transfer	200000	—
17/18	2017-07-03	Bury	Blackpool	Transfer	200000	—
18/19	2018-08-03	Blackpool	Bolton	Transfer	100000	—
19/20	2019-07-01	Bolton	Retired	Transfer	100000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current—

Peak€500k

Low—

Δ since start−€150k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Anthony Wordsworth	1	0	0
Ian Henderson	1	0	0
Lewis Stevenson	1	0	0
Paul Hanlon	1	0	0
James Meredith	2	0	0
Nicky Maynard	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
03/04	2003-10-18	Altrincham	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	—	—
03/04	2003-09-19	Man Utd Res.	Altrincham	Loan	—	—
02/03	2003-05-01	Chesterfield	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	—	—
02/03	2003-01-01	Man Utd Res.	Chesterfield	Loan	—	—
02/03	2002-12-01	Coventry	Man Utd Res.	Return from loan	—	—
02/03	2002-11-01	Man Utd Res.	Coventry	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Ben Williams's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Port Vale FC	102	48	21	33	127	109	+18	47%
Oldham Athletic	100	28	35	37	100	121	-21	28%
Walsall FC	92	29	36	27	117	117	0	32%
Gillingham FC	90	32	24	34	130	114	+16	36%
Swindon Town	90	27	28	35	94	121	-27	30%
Scunthorpe United	84	21	27	36	106	125	-19	25%
Shrewsbury Town	84	26	28	30	103	106	-3	31%
Milton Keynes Dons	82	29	17	36	108	140	-32	35%
Yeovil Town	82	37	16	29	117	100	+17	45%
Notts County	82	29	13	40	99	135	-36	35%
Rochdale AFC	80	27	24	29	102	118	-16	34%
Doncaster Rovers	80	31	21	28	111	104	+7	39%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
02/03	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
16/17	28	2,580	2	0.07
15/16	52	4,740	1	0.02
12/13	43	3,900	1	0.02
11/12	39	3,510	1	0.03
10/11	37	3,285	1	0.03
09/10	49	4,410	1	0.02
06/07	45	4,080	1	0.02

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
17/18	6	570	0	0%	10	1.58
16/17	28	2,580	2	7%	59	2.06
15/16	52	4,740	27	52%	42	0.8
14/15	25	2,149	9	36%	31	1.3
13/14	45	4,080	10	22%	67	1.48
12/13	43	3,900	13	30%	61	1.41
11/12	39	3,510	11	28%	55	1.41
10/11	37	3,285	9	24%	57	1.56
09/10	49	4,410	17	35%	59	1.2
08/09	36	3,240	5	14%	55	1.53
07/08	49	4,410	13	27%	70	1.43
06/07	45	4,080	8	18%	72	1.59
05/06	18	1,490	2	11%	37	2.23
04/05	26	2,370	1	4%	59	2.24
03/04	10	900	2	20%	14	1.4
02/03	14	1,260	2	14%	31	2.21