Ryan Williamson

Ryan Williamson (born 14 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Montrose. Williamson previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, where he made over 130 appearances, Partick Thistle and Falkirk.

Ryan Williamson
Personal information
Full name Ryan Williamson
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Montrose
Youth career
2004–2008 Rothes Juniors Boys Club
2008–2010 Celtic
2010–2013 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Dunfermline Athletic 107 (1)
2019–2021 Partick Thistle 29 (0)
2021–2023 Falkirk 29 (1)
2023– Montrose 1 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U21[2] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Club career

Dunfermline Athletic

Williamson, the son of former Pars defender Andy Williamson[3] started his career aged 8 at Rothes Juniors Boys Club before joining Celtic as a 12 year old. He left the Bhoys after two seasons joining Dunfermline Athletic in 2010. His first appearance for the Pars came as a substitute against Arbroath in August 2013,[4] and in November of that year he made his full first team debut in a 3–1 home win against Brechin City.[5] After establishing himself in the first team, Williamson went on to make a total of 22 appearances in the 2013–14 season. The following two seasons were marred with injuries. After first dislocating his kneecap[6] against Stirling Albion[7] which forced him out until the end of February 2015, he then fractured his leg against Forfar Athletic in August 2015.[8] This injury saw him miss the majority of Dunfermline's Scottish League One winning season although after recovering and playing in the final four matches of the season, he was rewarded with a two-year contract extension, keeping him at East End Park until summer 2018.[9] Williamson stayed with the side for a further three seasons, before being released in May 2019.[10]

Partick Thistle

Shortly after leaving Dunfermline, Williamson signed a two-year deal with fellow Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle.[11] Williamson scored his first goal for Partick Thistle and his second career goal, in a 2–2 draw with Hamilton Academical in a Scottish League Cup group stage match.[12] Williamson won the second honour of his career helping Thistle win the 2020–21 Scottish League One title.[13]

Falkirk

Williamson left Partick Thistle at the end of the 2020/21 season and then signed for Falkirk, becoming Paul Sheerin's first signing as their manager.[14]

Montrose

In January 2023, Williamson signed a pre-contract agreement with Montrose.[15][16]

International career

Williamson attended the Scotland U17 and U19 training camps in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[17] After an impressive start to the 2017–18 season, Williamson was called up to Scot Gemmill's Scotland U21 squad to face England and Latvia in October 2017.[17] He played in both matches, coming on as a second-half substitute on both occasions.[18][19]

Career statistics
As of 6 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2013–14[20] Scottish League One 18010003[lower-alpha 1]0220
2014–15[21] 14000201[lower-alpha 2]0170
2015–16[22] 6000102[lower-alpha 2]090
2016–17[23] Scottish Championship 14000302[lower-alpha 2]0190
2017–18[24] 36120503[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0461
2018–19[25] 190004000230
Total 1071301501101391
Partick Thistle 2019–20[26] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Career total 1071301501101391
  1. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club
Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle

References
  1. "First team squad - Ryan Williamson". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. Ryan Williamson at the Scottish Football Association
  3. "Dunfermline Athletic's 18-year-old full-back Ryan Williamson might just be one of the most electrifying talents in the lower leagues". stv.tv. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. "Dunfermline 2–3 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. "Dunfermline 3–1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. "Stranraer v Dunfermline: Pars ace ruled out after dislocating kneecap". The Courier. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. "Dunfermline 4 Stirling Albion 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. "Forfar 0 Dunfermline 3: Leg break worries for Pars kid Ryan Williamson takes shine off win". Daily Record. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  9. "Ryan feared unemployment". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. "Ryan Williamson is a Jag". Partick Thistle FC. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. "Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle – 20th July 2019".
  13. "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  14. Simpson, Martyn (1 June 2021). "Falkirk sign former Partick Thistle full back Ryan Williamson". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  15. "Falkirk FC: Defender Ryan Williamson signs pre-contract agreement with League 1 rivals | Falkirk Herald".
  16. "WELCOME TO THE CLUB – RYAN WILLIAMSON | Montrose Football Club". montrosefc.co.uk.
  17. Hart, Ross (26 September 2017). "Dunfermline Athletic full back Ryan Williamson named in Scotland under-21 squad for European Championship qualifying double-header". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  18. "Under-21s lose out to England in Middlesbrough". Scottish FA. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  19. "Scotland Under-21s return to winning ways". Scottish FA. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  22. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  23. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  24. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  25. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  26. "Games played by Ryan Williamson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  27. McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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