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

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Williams is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Barrow, rated 16.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 370th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 66th of 83 of the 83 full-backs 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 16, 70th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two. At 30 Williams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 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 potential70th of 83 full-backs · League Two Current season66th of 83 full-backs · League Two66th-best full-back in the League Two370th in the League Two · potential70th-highest potential full-back in the League Two

16.1

Ratingi

70th of 83 full-backs

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

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.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.1, Williams carries the 70th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 83, 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). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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 30, Williams sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Williams's projected Rating — 16.1 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

Barrow2024/25 – now

Milton Keynes Dons2023/24 – 2024/25

Bolton2020/21 – 2023/24Free

Blackpool2020/21 – 2020/21

Rochdale(on loan)2017/18 – 2020/21

Liverpool(back from loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Swindon Town(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Notts County(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Liverpooluntil 2014/15

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, averaging a 6.57 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When M. Williams plays, Barrow's record this season is 7W-6D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.65 at home against 6.54 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Newport County (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Cambridge United (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Walsall (90 minutes, 5.6 rating)
April 14, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Oldham (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Barnet (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Chesterfield (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Milton Keynes Dons (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 28, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Bromley (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Grimsby (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Salford City (16 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Williams at 16.1 with a Season form score of 14.1, ranking 370th of 478 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, Rochdale, 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

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points