Lee Williamson

Lee Trevor Williamson (born 7 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who is currently a first-team coach at Ilkeston Town.

For the American football player, see Lee Williamson (American football). For the British lawn bowler, see Lee Williamson (bowls).

Lee Williamson
Williamson warming up for Watford in 2008
Personal information
Full name Lee Trevor Williamson
Date of birth (1982-06-07) 7 June 1982
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ilkeston Town (first-team coach)
Youth career
000?–1999 Mansfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Mansfield Town 144 (3)
2004–2005 Northampton Town 37 (0)
2005–2007 Rotherham United 56 (9)
2007–2009 Watford 71 (4)
2009 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2012 Sheffield United 76 (19)
2012–2013 Portsmouth 22 (0)
2013–2016 Blackburn Rovers 79 (0)
2016–2017 Burton Albion 14 (0)
2018–2019 Kimberley Miners Welfare 8 (2)
2020–2021 Congleton Town 5 (0)
Total 517 (38)
International career
2015–2016 Jamaica 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Derby he started his career at Mansfield Town before spending time at Northampton Town, Rotherham United, Watford, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth before joining Blackburn. He has chosen to play internationally for Jamaica.[2]

Club career

Early career

Williamson started his career at Mansfield Town, making 165 appearances in his stay at Field Mill. He then moved to Northampton Town early in the 2004–05 season where he quickly established himself as an automatic choice in the first team where he scored two goals.

Williamson then joined Rotherham United in the summer of 2005, and once again established himself in first team.

Watford

He completed a move to Watford along with teammate Will Hoskins for a combined fee of £1.2 million on 5 January 2007. On 31 January 2007 he played his first Premier League match for Watford against Manchester United.[3]

Williamson scored three times in his first season at Vicarage Road but was then loaned to Preston North End at the end of March until the end of the 2008–09 season.[4] He scored his only Preston goal on 18 April 2009 against Cardiff City which rounded off a 6–0 win at Deepdale.[5]

Sheffield United

Williamson signed with Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £500,000, during the 2009 close season.[6] Having suffered a back injury in pre-season[7] Williamson found himself sidelined until the end of October and had to wait until December to score his début goal for the club against Crystal Palace.[8]

He continued to be dogged by injuries during his first season with the Blades and eventually returned for a second operation on his back in the close season. This time, however, Williamson almost died after suffering complications during the operation. He was placed on a life support machine for two days after contracting an infection. Commenting at the time, then Blades Manager Kevin Blackwell said: "He was placed on life support. He's a very lucky lad to be alive."[9]

On 26 July 2012, on Sheffield United's pre-season tour of Malta, manager, Danny Wilson confirmed Williamson would not sign a new deal with the club and had subsequently been told to stay away from training with the squad. Despite this Wilson refused to rule out Williamson signing a new deal.[10]

Portsmouth

On 16 August 2012, Williamson signed a one-month deal with Portsmouth. In January 2013 he was released by Portsmouth along with 5 other players due to financial reasons.

Blackburn Rovers

Williamson signed for Championship side Blackburn Rovers in an 18-month deal on 8 February 2013.[11] He made his debut away at Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, playing the whole match in gloves alongside Jason Lowe as his new team produced a surprise 1–0 win, courtesy of a late Colin Kazim-Richards goal. On 14 September 2013, Williamson was red-carded in the East Lancashire derby against Burnley after fouling striker Danny Ings in a last man situation during injury time with the scores level at 1–1. This was well received by the fans of Blackburn Rovers as an admirable and selfless piece of good play for the sake of the team, preventing the first local derby defeat for 35 years (11 attempts).[12] Williamson was roundly applauded for stopping Danny Ings being clean through.

Burton Albion

On 25 July 2016 Williamson signed for Burton Albion on a one-year deal. He was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[13]

International career

On 23 May 2008, Williamson was included in a 28-man squad to play for Jamaica.[14] He was again called up in 2015 by Winfried Schäfer, to feature as part of Jamaica's first 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying squad.[2] He made his international debut on 8 September 2015, playing the full 90 minutes for Jamaica as they beat Nicaragua 4–3 on aggregate to advance to the Fourth CONCACAF Round of qualifying.[15]

Coaching career

In May 2023, Williamson joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Ilkeston Town as a first-team coach.[16]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 1999–2000[17] Division Three 4000000040
2000–01[18][19] Division Three 15020301[lower-alpha 1]0210
2001–02[20] Division Three 46330101[lower-alpha 1]0513
2002–03[21] Division Two 40010101[lower-alpha 1]0430
2003–04[22] Division Three 35030104[lower-alpha 2]0430
2004–05[23]
 League Two 4000000040
Total 14439060701663
Northampton Town
2004–05[24]
 League Two 37021103[lower-alpha 3]1432
Rotherham United
2005–06[25]
 League One 374102000404
2006–07[26]
 League One 19510111[lower-alpha 1]0226
Total 5692031106210
Watford
2006–07[27]
 Premier League 500000—50
2007–08[28]
 Championship 32210002[lower-alpha 4]0352
2008–09[29]
 Championship 3421031—383
Total 714203120785
Preston North End (loan)
2008–09[30]
 Championship 5100000051
Sheffield United 2009–10[31] Championship 2033100—234
2010–11[32] Championship 1631000—173
2011–12[33] League One 401340203[lower-alpha 5]04913
Total 76198120308920
Portsmouth 2012–13[34] League One 22000002[lower-alpha 1]0240
Blackburn Rovers 2012–13[34] Championship 901000—100
2013–14[35] Championship 3202000—340
2014–15[36] Championship 2805010—340
2015–16[37] Championship 1000010—110
Total 7908020—890
Burton Albion 2016–17[38] Championship 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Kimberley Miners Welfare 2018–19[39] East Midlands Counties League 8 2 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 6] 3 11 5
Congleton Town 2020–21[40][41][42] NWCFL Premier Division 5 0 2 1 — 2[lower-alpha 7] 1 9 2
Career total 5173834318223559248
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in Football League Trophy; three appearances in Division Three play-offs
  3. Two appearances one goal in Football League Trophy; one appearance in League Two play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  6. One appearance one goal in FA Vase; two appearances two goals in Nottinghamshire Senior Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in FA Vase

Honours

Williamson team won the PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 Third Division.[43]

References
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  2. "International calls for Barrow and Willo". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  4. "Preston seal Williamson loan deal". BBC Sport. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  5. "Preston 6–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  6. "Blades complete Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  7. "Williamson injury blow for Blades". BBC Sport. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  8. "Blades hot to trot as sickly Palace suffer". The Star. Sheffield. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  9. "Sheffield United's Lee Williamson in operation drama". BBC Sport. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  10. "Ultimatum to Williamson". The Star. Sheffield. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  11. "Double Deals Completed – Williamson signs for Blackburn Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  12. "Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Burnley | Championship match report". TheGuardian.com. 10 March 2014.
  13. "Jon McLaughlin: Burton goalkeeper among five released by Brewers". BBC Sport. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. "'The Bomber' returns to Reggae Boyz squad". The Jamaica Observer. Kingston. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  15. "Last-gasp Jamaica progress". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  16. "Ilkeston welcome new defender and first-team coach". ilkestontownfc.co.uk. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  17. "Mansfield 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  18. Lee Williamson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  19. "Mansfield Town 2-0 Leyton Orient". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2001.
  20. "Mansfield 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  21. "Mansfield 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  22. "Mansfield 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  23. "Mansfield 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  24. "Northampton 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  25. "Rotherham 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  26. "Rotherham 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  27. "Watford 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  28. "Watford 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  29. "Watford 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  30. "Preston 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  31. "Sheff Utd 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  32. "Sheff Utd 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  33. "Sheff Utd 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  34. "Portsmouth 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  35. "Blackburn 2013–14 player appas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  36. "Blackburn 2014–15 player appas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  37. "Blackburn 2015–16 player appas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  38. "Lee Williamson | Football Stats | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  39. "Lee Williamson player stats | East Midlands Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  40. "Lee Williamson - Congleton Town FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  41. "Lee Williamson - Congleton Town FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  42. "Bears Match Day on X". X (formerly Twitter). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  43. "PFA teams send Hatters mad". The Guardian. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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