Danny Williams (footballer, born 1924)

Danny Williams
	Danny Williams in 1948
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Williams
Date of birth	20 November 1924
Place of birth	Thrybergh, England
Date of death	3 February 2019 (aged 94)
Place of death	Newmarket, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Silverwood Colliery
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1965	Rotherham United
Managerial career
1962–1965	Rotherham United
1965–1969	Swindon Town
1969–1971	Sheffield Wednesday
1971–1974	Mansfield Town
1974–1978	Swindon Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Williams (20 November 1924 – 3 February 2019) was an English football player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Thrybergh, Williams began his career with Silverwood Colliery and he spent his entire professional playing career with Rotherham United as either a left-half or inside-forward between 1943 and 1965. He made 461 league appearances, scoring 21 goals.^[1]^[2]

After leaving his role as Swindon manager in 1978, he then worked as general manager until 1985.^[4]

He died on 3 February 2019, aged 94.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Danny Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ Danny Williams at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ Danny Williams management career statistics at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b ^c "Danny Williams: Swindon Town and Rotherham United legend dies aged 94". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "OBITUARY - Danny Williams 1924–2019". www.themillers.co.uk.