Luke Williams (football manager)
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Williams with Notts County in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –1997 | Norwich City | ||
| 1997–2000 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2022–2024 | Notts County | ||
| 2024–2025 | Swansea City | ||
Luke Williams (born 1 May 1981) is an English professional football manager. He was most recently head coach of Championship club Swansea City until February 2025. now joining his previous club back at meadow lane for the 25/26 season of notts county’s league 2 campaign.
Born in London, Williams played youth football but suffered an injury at age 19, which stopped him from playing professionally. He began his coaching career at Leyton Orient and West Ham United. He spent several years coaching Brighton & Hove Albion's under-21s and made his first-team managerial debut with Swindon Town in 2015. After coaching Bristol City's under-23s, Williams became the assistant coach to Russell Martin at Milton Keynes Dons in 2019 and Swansea City in 2021.
Williams was appointed head coach of Notts County in 2022, leading them to Football League promotion in his first season and breaking several club records, including the most wins and points in a season. In 2024, he returned to Swansea City as head coach.