Iain Williamson

Iain James Williamson (born 12 January 1988 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer who last played for Icelandic club ÍA.[1]

Iain Williamson
Personal information
Full name Iain James Williamson
Date of birth (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Dunfermline Athletic 23 (2)
2009 → Raith Rovers (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2012 Raith Rovers 76 (6)
2012 Grindavík 10 (2)
2013–2015 Valur 45 (2)
2015–2016 Víkingur 1 (0)
2016 → ÍA (loan) 17 (0)
2017 ÍA 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2017

Career

Williamson started his senior career with Dunfermline Athletic. He came on as a substitute for Mark Burchill in the closing stages of the 2007 Scottish Cup Final, which Dunfermline lost 1–0 to Celtic. Williamson scored his first goal for the club on 26 April 2008 against Queen of the South in the final game of the 2007–08 season in the Scottish First Division.[2]

In February 2009, Iain signed a loan deal with Dunfermline's local rivals Raith Rovers, lasting until the end of the 2008–09 season.[3] He scored his first goal for Raith Rovers against Stranraer in the Kirkcaldy side's 3–0 away win on 4 April 2009.[4] This win subsequently relegated Stranraer to the Scottish Third Division. Williamson aided Raith in their successful quest to claim the Scottish Second Division Title for the 2008–09 Season,[5][6] making 11 appearances and scoring one goal with three assists.

Despite being injured for four months in season 2009/10, Williamson still managed to score seven goals, this made him Raith's second top goalscorer that season.

On 23 July 2012, he joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Grindavík.[7] After the 2012 season he joined another Icelandic club, Valur, before the Icelandic 2013 season.[8]

In December 2015, it was announced that he had signed a year-long deal with Úrvalsdeild side Víkingur[9] He then moved on loan to ÍA.[10] On 28 November 2016 Iain made a permanent move to ÍA.[11] However, he announced his retirement on 10 March 2017 due to a chronic hip injury.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Iain James Williamson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. "Dunfermline 4–0 Queen of South". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  3. "Iain joins Raith on loan". DAFC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  4. "Stranraer 0–3 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. "Queens Park 0–1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  6. "Raith Rovers Champions Day Picture Special". Raith Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 May 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Magnús Már Einarsson (23 July 2012). "Ian Williamson í Grindavík (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  8. "Leikmaður - Iain James Williamson".
  9. "Fótbolti.net".
  10. Robertson, Neil (27 June 2016). "Former Raith player Iain Williamson reveals how Iceland have found recipe for football success". The Courier. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. "Iain Williamson áfram hjá ÍA (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  12. "Annar leikmaður ÍA leggur skóna á hilluna vegna meiðsla" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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