Mike Williamson (footballer)

Mike Williamson

Williamson playing for Newcastle United in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Michael James Williamson[1]
Date of birth	8 November 1983[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number	5
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)
2010–2016	Newcastle United	150	(1)
2015	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	5	(0)
2016–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:08, 29 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Michael James "Mike" Williamson (born 8 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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. ^[6]

Portsmouth

On 1 September 2009, Watford accepted a £2 million offer potentially rising to £3 million from Premier League team Portsmouth.^[7]

Newcastle United

Williamson playing for Newcastle United in 2010

On 27 January 2010, Newcastle United completed a deal for Williamson for an undisclosed fee.^[8] He made his debut on 27 January 2010 at St James' Park in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace,^[9] 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.^[10] On 3 December 2010, Williamson signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract extension with the club, which runs to 2016.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13]

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, which Williamson strongly denied.^[14][15]

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.^[16] After making three appearances during which the club conceded just one goal and picked up four points, his loan was initially extended until January,^[17] but he was recalled after five appearances in total due to injuries at his parent club.^[18]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 29 January 2016, Williamson put pen to paper on an 18-month deal with Wolves. The experienced centre back impressed during his earlier loan spell at the Midlands club and will wear the number 5 shirt which he had previously worn in 2015.^[19]

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[20]	Third Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2003–04[21]	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[22]	Third Division	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Wycombe Wanderers	2004–05[23]	League Two	37	2	2	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	2
	2005–06[24]	League Two	40	5	0	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	5
	2006–07[25]	League Two	33	1	2	0	7	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	2
	2007–08[26]	League Two	12	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	14	0
	2008–09[27]	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[27]	Championship	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2009–10[28]	Championship	4	1	—		2	1	—		6	2
	Total		21	2	—		2	1	—		23	3
Portsmouth	2009–10[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Newcastle United	2009–10[28]	Championship	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2010–11[30]	Premier League	29	0	1	0	2	0	—		32	0
	2011–12[31]	Premier League	22	0	2	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2012–13[32]	Premier League	19	0	1	0	1	0	7[lower-alpha 4]	0	28	0
	2013–14[33]	Premier League	33	0	0	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2014–15[34]	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. 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

• Football League Championship: 2009–10^[1]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 440. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35429613
3. "Saints seal Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
4. "Player profiles:Mike Williamson". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
5. "Watford sign defender Williamson". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
6. "Former Wycombe Wanderers and Southampton defender Mike Williamson asks to leave following Portsmouth approach". Watford Observer. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
7. "Williamson seals Pompey transfer". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
8. "Portsmouth defender Williamson seals Newcastle switch". BBC Sport. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
9. "Newcastle 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
10. "Breaking News: Williamson Transfer Finalised". Newcastle United F.C. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
11. "Williamson Agrees Long-Term Deal". Newcastle United F.C. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
12. "Mike Williamson suffers fresh injury problems". Evening Chronicle (Newcastle upon Tyne). 10 November 2011.
13. Taylor, Louise (30 August 2014). "Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha scores last-gasp equaliser at Newcastle". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
14. "Mike Williamson: Newcastle player says red card not deliberate". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
15. "Williamson: Red card not deliberate". Daily Mail. Press association. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
16. "Mike Williamson: Wolves sign Newcastle United defender on loan". BBC Sport. 29 October 2015.
17. "Newcastle defender Mike Williamson extends Wolves loan". ESPN FC. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
18. "Newcastle recall Mike Williamson from Wolves loan spell". BBC Sport. 1 December 2015.
19. "Mike Williamson Signs For Wolves.". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016.
20. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
21. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
22. "Squad stats: 2003/04". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
23. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
24. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
25. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
26. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
27. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
28. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
29. "Squad stats: 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
30. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
31. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
32. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
    Magowan, Alistair (30 August 2012). "Newcastle 1–0 Atromitos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
33. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
34. "Games played by Mike Williamson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

External links

• Mike Williamson profile at Newcastle United F.C.
• Mike Williamson career statistics at Soccerbase
• Mike Williamson profile at Soccerway