Luke Williams (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norwich City | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ashford Town | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | ||
| 2013-2016 | Swindon Town (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Swindon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Luke Williams is an English football coach. He is the current Head Coach at Swindon Town.
Coaching career
Luke Williams started his coaching career working as an FA Skills Coach and moved on to the youth set-ups at Leyton Orient and West Ham United.[1]
Williams later became a development coach at Brighton & Hove Albion where he managed the U21 for three years and also coach the reserves. During his time at Brighton.[2]
In 2013, Luke Williams was appointed First Team Coach at Swindon Town and was instrumental in bringing in former Brighton development players Yaser Kasim and Raphael Rossi Branco, both of whom would become regular starters for the Wiltshire side.[3][4]
Williams worked as assistant to Mark Cooper and helped get Swindon Town reach the 2015 League One Play-Offs before losing to Preston North End in the final.
When Mark Cooper was sacked by Swindon Town during the early stages of the following season, Williams worked as assistant to caretaker manager-chairman, Lee Power, and Cooper's eventual replacement Martin Ling. On December 30 2015 he was appointed caretaker manager following Ling's sudden resignation.[5]
In his first two games in charge, Williams led Swindon to home victories (4-2 vs Southend United and 4-3 vs Crewe Alexandra), from losing positions, with late winners from Nicky Ajose on both occasions.
On 21st January 2016, Williams was appointed permanent manager of Swindon Town until the end of the 2015/16 season.
Williams was appointed as head coach on 9th March 2016 on a 5-year contract, after winning 6 of his 10 games in charge as interim manager.
Managerial statistics
- As of 26 November 2016
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Swindon Town | 30 December 2015 | 48 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31.25 | |
| Total | 48 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31.25 | ||
References
- ↑ "Swindon Town FC Coaching Staff". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coaching Additions". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Branco happy to play student role". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Albion face at least two familiar faces". The Argus. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statement - Chairman on Ling Departure". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
- Profile at the official Swindon Town website