The
former club captain joins recently appointed manager Dean Clarke’s new coaching
staff ahead of the new season.
The
former right-back made 412 appearances for The Martyrs, scoring 19 goals.
Williams
first joined the club in the summer of 2004 after being picked up by manager
John Relish, following a recent outing at Penydarren Park with Newport County
the season before.
Following
his transfer to the club, he made his first-team debut as a 19-year-old.
The
former Cardiff City YTS player held the honour of being crowned the first-ever
club captain of the newly formed Merthyr Town FC in 2010 and led the club to
two consecutive championships in the Toolstation Western League and almost made
it a treble the year after but defeat in the Southern League play-off final to
Hungerford Town dampened the club's hope of achieving the unthinkable.
Throughout
his playing career at Merthyr, he played predominantly at right-back or
wingback but has shown his versatility in past seasons by playing at both
centre and left back as well as a short stint in midfield.
Since
retiring as a player, Williams has since took over coaching roles at both Welsh
League clubs – Cambrian & Clydach and Taffs Well - and he will now be
hoping to add his managerial experience to his new role at his home-town club.
Manager
Dean Clarke told https://www.merthyrtownfc.co.uk: “It’s fantastic to get Steve
announced as assistant manager and to welcome him back to the club. Steve is a
stalwart at the club with an incredible number of appearances for Merthyr, to
show for it. I spent the majority of my playing career at the club alongside
Willo, and his commitment and dedication to the game has followed him into his
coaching.
“With
his recent experience of coaching within the Welsh League system with Cambrian
& Clydach and Taffs Well, I’m hoping we can use him to help with the
recruitment of young and upcoming players that are in the Welsh league. Steve’s
experience of playing throughout the non-league system will prove essential to
ensuring we get the most out of our squad”. |