Mike Williamson (footballer)

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Mike Williamson
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Williamson playing for Newcastle United in 2010
Personal information
Full name Michael James Williamson[1]
Date of birth (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2001 Torquay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Torquay United 5 (0)
2001–2005 Southampton 0 (0)
2003 → Torquay United (loan) 11 (0)
2004 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 37 (2)
2005–2009 Wycombe Wanderers 107 (9)
2009 Watford 21 (2)
2009–2010 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2010– Newcastle United 150 (1)
2015 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Michael James "Mike" Williamson (born 8 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Newcastle United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,[1] Williamson signed for Southampton from Torquay United for an initial fee believed to be in the region of £100,000 in November 2001.[2] He played six first team games for Torquay before joining Southampton. However, Williamson was unable to get into the first team at Southampton. He returned to Plainmoor on loan for two months in September 2003, where he made 11 further appearances. A further loan spell at Doncaster Rovers—then Third Division leaders—followed on transfer deadline day in March 2004, although he did not feature for the South Yorkshire club.[3]

Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers manager Tony Adams secured Williamson's services on a season long loan in July 2004, a move that was made permanent at the end of the 2004–05 season. Williamson made the number 6 shirt his own since the start of the 2005–06 season. In total, he made 144 league appearances for Wycombe, scoring 11 league goals during his time at the club.[3]

Watford

After a few consistent seasons he signed for Watford on 26 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4] He handed in a transfer request on 27 August 2009, declaring himself unfit for the away game at Swansea City on the Saturday and not travelling with the squad. [5]

Portsmouth

On 1 September 2009, Watford accepted a £2 million offer potentially rising to £3 million from Premier League team Portsmouth.[6]

Newcastle United

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Williamson playing for Newcastle United in 2010

On 27 January 2010, Newcastle United completed a deal for Williamson for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his debut on 27 January 2010 at St James' Park in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace,[8] in which he played the full 90 minutes and won the Man of the Match award in the process. On 28 January it was revealed that he was initially signed on an emergency loan deal in order for him to play the previous day, with the deal then finalised and Williamson signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 3 December 2010, Williamson signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract extension with the club, which runs to 2016.[10] For the remainder of the season, he formed a reliable partnership with Fabricio Coloccini in the absence of the injured Steven Taylor.

With Newcastle's return to the Premier League, Williamson continued to be Coloccini's first-choice partner and managed to keep Taylor on the bench until an injury ended his run in the starting eleven. He made his comeback against Sunderland in the second matchday of the 2011–12 season but was ruled out again with consecutive arm and ankle injuries.[11]

On 30 August 2014, Williamson scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 home league draw against Crystal Palace, tapping the ball in after teammate Rolando Aarons struck the post.[12]

On 3 May 2015, Williamson was sent off picking up a second yellow after a late challenge on Jamie Vardy, as Newcastle lose 3–0 to Leicester City, their eighth defeat in a row. After the match, Newcastle manager, John Carver accused Williamson of deliberately getting himself sent off.[13]

Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)

Having not featured in the league under new coach Steve McClaren, Williamson was loaned to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2015 for one month.[14] After making three appearances during which the club conceded just one goal and picked up four points, his loan was initially extended until January,[15] but he was recalled after five appearances in total due to injuries at his parent club.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torquay United 2001–02[17] Third Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0
2003–04[18] Third Division 11 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2003–04[19] Third Division 0 0 — — — 0 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2004–05[20] League Two 37 2 2 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 41 2
2005–06[21] League Two 40 5 0 0 2 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 46 5
2006–07[22] League Two 33 1 2 0 7 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 43 2
2007–08[23] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 14 0
2008–09[24] League Two 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 3
Total 144 11 5 0 9 1 9 0 167 12
Watford 2008–09[24] Championship 17 1 — — — 17 1
2009–10[25] Championship 4 1 — 2 1 — 6 2
Total 21 2 — 2 1 — 23 3
Portsmouth 2009–10[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Newcastle United 2009–10[25] Championship 16 0 — — — 16 0
2010–11[27] Premier League 29 0 1 0 2 0 — 32 0
2011–12[28] Premier League 22 0 2 0 1 0 — 25 0
2012–13[29] Premier League 19 0 1 0 1 0 7[lower-alpha 4] 0 28 0
2013–14[30] Premier League 33 0 0 0 2 0 — 35 0
2014–15[31] Premier League 31 1 1 0 1 0 — 33 1
Total 150 1 5 0 7 0 7 0 169 1
Career total 331 14 10 0 18 2 18 0 377 16
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, one in League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Newcastle United

References

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