Mike Williamson (footballer)

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Mike Williamson

Personal information
Full name	Michael James Williamson[1]
Date of birth	8 November 1983 (1983-11-08) (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Newcastle United
Number	6
Youth career
1999–2001	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)
2004–2009	Wycombe Wanderers	144	(10)
2009	Watford	21	(2)
2009–2010	Portsmouth	0	(0)
2010	→ Newcastle United (loan)	1	(0)
2010–	Newcastle United	45	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:45, 20 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:58, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Michael James "Mike" Williamson (born 8 November 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a defender. He signed for Newcastle from Portsmouth on 27 January 2010.

Club career

Early career

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Williamson signed for Southampton from Torquay United for a 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 eleven 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 did not travel with the squad (despite not having any injuries or health issues). ^[6]

Portsmouth

On 1 September 2009, Watford accepted a £2 million pound offer potentially rising to £3 million from Premier League team Portsmouth.^[7] He made no appearances for the club, as if he made any appearance for the club they would have to pay Watford more in transfer fees and due to Portsmouth's financial troubles they could not afford it.^{[citation needed]}

Newcastle United

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 Colocini'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]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2011.

Season	Club	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2001–02	Torquay United	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
2002–03	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Torquay United (loan)	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	Doncaster Rovers (loan)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Wycombe Wanderers	37	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	41	2
	Wycombe Wanderers	40	5	0	0	2	0	4	0	46	5
2006–07	Wycombe Wanderers	33	0	2	0	7	1	1	0	43	1
2007–08	Wycombe Wanderers	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
2008–09	Wycombe Wanderers	22	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
	Watford	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
2009–10		4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	2
	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newcastle United (loan)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Newcastle United	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
2010–11		29	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
2011–12		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Career total		227	12	6	0	14	2	11	0	258	14

Notes

1. ^ Includes appearances in the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs.

Honours

Newcastle United

• Football League Championship Winners: Promotion to the FA Premier League: 2009–2010

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 665. ISBN 1852916656. 
2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~19453,00.html. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Saints seal Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 2001-11-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/1658095.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Player profiles:Mike Williamson". Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10430~19453,00.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Watford sign defender Williamson". BBC Sport. 2009-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7851242.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
6. ^ "Former Wycombe Wanderers and Southampton defender Mike Williamson asks to leave following Portsmouth approach". Watford Observer. 27 August 2009. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/4569357.Watford_reject_Williamson_transfer_request/. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 
7. ^ "Williamson seals Pompey transfer". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8232540.stm. Retrieved 31 December 2009. 
8. ^ "Portsmouth defender Williamson seals Newcastle switch". BBC Sport. 2010-01-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/8475553.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
9. ^ "Newcastle 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 2010-01-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8480665.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
10. ^ "Breaking News: Williamson Transfer Finalised". Newcastle United F.C.. 2010-01-28. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100128/breaking-news-williamson-transfer-finalised_2240137_1947791. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
11. ^ "Williamson Agrees Long-Term Deal". nufc.co.uk. 3 December 2010. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20101203/williamson-agrees-long-term-deal_2281670_2236438. Retrieved 4 December 2010. 
12. ^ "Mike Williamson suffers fresh injury problems". Evening Chronicle. 10 November 2011. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/11/10/mike-williamson-suffers-fresh-injury-problems-72703-29751570/. 

External links

• Mike Williamson profile at the Newcastle United website
• Mike Williamson career stats at Soccerbase
• Premier League profile

Persondata
Name	Williamson, Michael James
Alternative names	Williamson, Mike
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	8 November 1983
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death