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Tim Williamson

Middlesbrough FC

 7 appearances, 6 goals against
1 own goal, two clean sheets

P 7 W 3 D 3 L 1 F 11: A 6
64% successful
1905-13

captain: none
minutes played: 630

Timeline
  Reginald Garnet Williamson
Birth Friday, 6 June 1884 in 14 West Terrace, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire
  registered in Middlesbrough July-September 1884
Education Attended Coatham Grammar School, Redcar
Baptism Thursday, 3 July 1884 at St. John's Church, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough,
 

According to the 1891 census, Reginald G. is the youngest of four children to John Dowson and Louisa Gertrude (née Freeman), they live at Ash Grove, on Kirkleatham Street in Coatham, with his mother's parents, William and Martha, and two servants. His father is a blast furnace manager.
 

According to the 1901 census, Reginald G., an apprentice engineer, lives at home with his parents and his three older siblings, his grandparents and two servants, at 23 Teresa Terrace, on the Coatham Road. His father remains a blast furnace manager.
"Mr John D. Williamson, of Coatham, has just undertaken the management of Lackenby blast-furnaces. Mr Williamson was for many years manager of Cargo Fleet Ironworks." - The Herald, Saturday, 11 April 1908
 

According to the 1911 census, Reginald, a footballer, along with his three older siblings, Cecil, Louisa Hilda and Harriet, live at home with their parents, John and Louisa, now at 27 Teresa Terrace.
 

His father died in the 1919 summer.
According to the 1921 census, Reginald, still a professional footballer (for Middlesbrough AFC), and still one of the four siblings living at 28 Teresa Terrace with their widowed mother.
The North Yorkshire Electoral Registers puts Reginald and Louisa at 6 Teresa Terrace from 1928 until 1934
His mother died in mid-1929.
  According to the 1939 register, Reginald G., a draughtsman at the local steelworks, is still unmarried and and is living with his sisters, Louisa H.A. and Irene H.L., at 188 Coatham Road in Redcar, where the North Yorkshire Electoral Registers state he they lived since 1935.
Death Sunday, 1 August 1943, in North Ormesby Hospital, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire. Living at 188 Coatham Road at the time.
"'TIM' WILLIAMSON DEAD
 "R. G. ('Tim') Williamson, greatest of all Middlesbrough goalkeepers, died in hospital over the week-end." - The Northern Daily Mail, Tuesday, 3 August 1943
aged 59 years 56 days registered in Middlesbrough July-September 1943
Probate "WILLIAMSON Reginald Garnet of 188 Coatham-road Redcar Yorkshire died 1 August 1943 at The North Ormesby Hospital Middlesbrough Yorkshire Administration York 3 August to Louisa Hilda Alethea Williamson spinster Effects £1066 10s" [2025 equivalent £41,194]
Funeral Wednesday, 4 August 1943 at Christ Church, Coatham (burial not found)
"and will be interred in his native Coatham (Redcar) tom-orrow"
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Williamson played as a centre-forward at Coatham Grammar School and continued his career with Redcar Juniors FC and Redcar Crusaders FC. Then, in January 1902
"He played for a Redcar amateur team one morning and was recruited in an emergency to keep goal for Middlesbrough the same afternoon."...and he remained in goal for the Teesside club for 21 years.
  "The directors of the Middlesbrough F.C. yesterday honoured their tried and trusted servant, Reginald ('Tim') Williamson, who during the season just closed completed 21 years on the club's books. The Chairman of the Board (Mr. Philip Bach) handed over a cheque for £1,000 [2025 equivalent £51,249], the sum guaranteed in respect of Williamson's recent benefit, and then asked his acceptance of a silver tea and coffee service and tray as a particular mark of the Board's admiration." - The Northern Daily Mail, Friday, 18 May 1923
  Williamson retired in May 1924, after his club placed him on the free transfer list.
League honours
564 appearances, 2 goals		 Middlesbrough FC 1902-243 564 appearances, two goals (penalty kicks)
debut (division two): 19 April 1902 Middlesbrough FC 2 Bristol City FC 0
last: 24 March 1923 Middlesbrough FC 0 Cardiff City FC 1.
Club honours Football League Division Two runners-up 1901-02 (2ᵃ); Division One third place 1913-14 (29ᵃ)
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 9", 12st. 7lbs [1910], 12st. 8lbs [1911].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of six who became the 302nd player (302) to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper
First match No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged 20 years 264 days.
Last match No. 114, 15 February 1913, Ireland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 28 years 254 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1904-05, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13;
Team honours British Championship winners 1904-05, 1910-11, 1912-13, shared 1911-12;
Individual honours The North (one appearance, February 1905)
The Whites (two appearances, January 1911-January 1912)
England trial (two appearances, November 1912-January 1913)
Distinctions None

Beyond England
He was an engineering draughtsman by vocation. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.270.


The Numbers
parties Apps Comp
Apps		 minutes GA GA Av.
min		 Comp GA Clean
Sheets		 Cln
Sht Av		 captain
8 7 7 630 6 105 min 6 2 29% none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
7 3 3 1 11 6 +5 0 2 1.571 0.857 64.3 +2
All of his matches were played in the British Championship competition

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 0 1 1.75 0.75 75.0 +2
Away 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 0 1 1.333 1.00 50.0 =0

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1904-05 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1910-11 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 83.3 +2
BC 1911-12 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 0 1 1.50 0.50 75.0 +1
BC 1912-13 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 7 3 3 1 11 6 +5 0 2 1.571 0.857 64.3 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 7 3 3 1 11 6 +5 0 2 1.571 0.857 64.3 +2
7 3 3 1 11 6 +5 0 2 1.571 0.857 64.3 +2

Match History

 Clubs: Middlesbrough F.C. - seven full appearances (630 min) 6ᵍᵃ F.A. International Select Committee - seven full appearances (630 min) 6ᵍᵃx

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 20 trial  
one appearance - The South vs. The North, 13 February 1905;

1 83 25 February 1905 - England 1 Ireland 1
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (home ground)		 BC HD  cs:48min gk
ᵍᵃOG
 

one of six who became the 302nd player (302) to appear for England
the first player from Middlesbrough FC to represent England
the 33rd goalkeeper to play for England - nineteenth competitive

Age 26 trial  
one appearance - The Whites vs. The Stripes, 23 January 1911;

2 108 11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1
Baseball Ground, Derby		 BC HW cs:130min gk
ᵍᵃgreat goal
3 109 13 March 1911 - England 3 Wales 0
 The Den, New Cross		 BC HW   gk
4 110 1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC HD cs:180min gk
ᵍᵃheader

Age 27 trial  
one appearance - The Whites vs. The Stripes, 22 January 1912;

111 10 February 1912 - Ireland 1 England 6, Dalymount Park, Dublin BC AW withdrew
5 112 11 March 1912 - Wales 0 England 2
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 BC AW   gk
6 113 23 March 1912 - Scotland 1 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AD   gk
ᵍᵃhard drive

Age 28 trial  
two appearances - The South vs. England, 23 November 1912; The North vs. England, 20 January 1913;

7 114 15 February 1913 - Ireland 2 England 1
Windsor Park, Belfast		 BC AL   gk
ᵍᵃheader & drive
 


  

 
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