Michael Williams

Williams's current-season form is down 18% on last season (Season 17→14), while his Rating eased 22→16. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Barrow · 24th	25	0	1	6.58	16	14
2024/25	Barrow · 16th	31	1	0	6.78	22	17
2024/25	Milton Keynes Dons	13	1	0	6.78	—	—
2023/24	Milton Keynes Dons · 4th	39	1	2	6.76	27	22
2022/23	Bolton · 5th	28	0	0	6.81	40	14
2021/22	Bolton · 9th	40	1	2	6.67	47	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales U21	1	0
Wales U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Williams is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Barrow, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 40% of League Two central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14, ranking 210th of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (49.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Williams.

Judged on this season alone, Williams graded 14 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.169 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 44th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two. At 31 Williams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

Current potential44th of 48 central midfielders · League Two Current seasonTop 40% central midfielders · League Two 19th-best central midfielder in the League Two 210th in the League Two · potential 44th-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two

Ratingi

44th of 48 central midfielders

14.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.17

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.17

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14, Williams carries the 44th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 48, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Barrow finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.044

Goal contribution / 900.044

Defensive actions / 903.169

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %75

Cards / 900.22

Foul involvement / 901.32

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Williams sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Williams's projected Rating — 14 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes820

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success75%

Duels won78

Duels won %52.7%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions30

Blocks13

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

BarrowJan 2025 – now

Milton Keynes DonsJul 2023 – Jan 2025

BoltonFeb 2021 – Jul 2023Free

BlackpoolAug 2020 – Feb 2021

RRochdale(on loan)Sept 2017 – Aug 2020

Liverpool(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Sept 2017

Swindon Town(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jan 2017

Notts County(on loan)Mar 2015 – Jul 2015

Liverpooluntil Mar 2015

About M. Williams

Michael Jordan Williams is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Barrow, born on November 6, 1995 in Bangor, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Wales. Barrow currently sit 24th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Williams has made 25 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,045 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

M. Williams's next match is on November 14, 2026, when Barrow face Gateshead away in the National League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Williams at 14 with a Season form score of 14.1, ranking 210th of 254 central midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Williams has totalled 311 club appearances with 4 goals and 6 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 40 appearances for Bolton.

M. Williams's career has also included time at Milton Keynes Dons, Bolton, Blackpool, RRochdale, Liverpool, Swindon Town and Notts County.

On the international stage, M. Williams has represented Wales U21 and Wales U17 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

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