Official: 769169286145384448 is not a valid tweet id Buzzing to be at Blackburn!https://t.co/r0JBLwSFAh pic.twitter.com/iTgFIOOoYT— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) August 26, 2016
Williams gets the start right away vs. Fulham. Great sign for him. Seven changes for Rovers with debuts for Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams: pic.twitter.com/7oyXcD5WrB— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) August 27, 2016
Had to be taken out in the middle of the match at his old club Bristol City due to injury; no word on what exactly it was. This was his 10th consecutive match starting at left back for Blackburn in the Championship; he had gone the full 90' in each of the first nine matches up until today. He's eligible for a one-time switch to the USMNT and is just 23. 47mins: Williams down injured and that looks like it could be the former Bristol City defender's afternoon over. 0-0— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) October 22, 2016
Went the distance at left back in a 1-1 home draw against Huddersfield Town. This was his 13th start of the season. Blackburn are currently in 21st one point above the drop zone. The Blackburn goal came on a penalty drawn after a Williams throw in (a normal one not a long throw).
Contains to start. He went the distance in their 3-2 home loss to Reading yesterday and their 3-2 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday.
Starts: Two changes for Rovers as Ryan Nyambe and Charlie Mulgrew come in for Jason Lowe (suspended) and Ben Marshall (groin injury) pic.twitter.com/altyc7ZTLv— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) December 26, 2016
Williams ended the season with 39 Championship starts, pretty much evenly split between LB and CB, with 1 goal and 3 assists. Unfortunately, Blackburn were relegated to League One.
Voted Player of the Season for 16/17 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...burn_Rovers_player_of_the_season_for_2016_17/
First callup to the Ireland senior team: Congrats to #Rovers duo @Darragh_Lenihan and @DSWilliams_ on making the full @FAIreland squad!Full details: https://t.co/8rLjhy0Slo pic.twitter.com/IZi00pieuR— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 18, 2018
He made 45 starts for Blackburn Rovers in League One play this season, scoring a goal, picking up 5 assists, and 6 yellow cards. Blackburn finished second and are promoted back to the Championship. Williams also made 3 starts in the FA Cup (picking up an assist and a yellow card), 2 starts in the League Cup, and 1 start in the EFL Trophy.
Williams went the distance a left back in Blackburn's 2-2 road draw with Ipswich to open the Championship campaign. He was involved in both Blackburn goals. On the first he flicks a header from the end line that the Ipswich goalkeeper bats off of one of his defenders and into the feet of the Blackburn goal scorer. He picked up an assist on the second after being played through into space and centering. Williams was beaten at the back post on a cross on the first Ipswich goal, and is also beaten on the midfield on the dribble which leads to the chance in the below highlight package. This summer he picked up his first cap for Ireland in a friendly against France.
Williams received a straight red card in the 94th minute of Blackburn's 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth in the third round of the EFL cup. I believe Bournemouth scored the winner shortly after he was sent off. 1044701614672662529 is not a valid tweet id
Signed with Bayern ?!?!???!!!! Derrick Williams Signed ✅🥈 2nd Pick im NBA Draft 2011🏀 428 NBA SpieleWillkommen in der #FCBayernFamily, Derrick!📰 Mehr dazu: https://t.co/4b2z0qfwOE #DerrickWilliams #FCBB #BBLtransfers #NBA #Signing pic.twitter.com/ddDMZo7tfc— FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) October 3, 2018 Oops, wrong Derrick Williams.
Called up for Ireland: Squad: Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Colin Doyle (Hearts), Sean McDermott (Kristiansund BK) Defenders: Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Richard Keogh (Derby County), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), Kevin Long (Burnley), John Egan, Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers), Greg Cunningham (Cardiff City) Midfielders: Alan Judge (Brentford), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Shaun Williams (Millwall), David Meyler (Reading), Harry Arter (Cardiff City*), Daryl Horgan (Hibernian), Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (Stoke City), Richie Towell (Rotherham United*) Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Graham Burke, Callum Robinson, Sean Maguire (Preston North End), Aiden O’Brien (Millwall), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth)
Cap-tied to Ireland now: 90) Georgia🇬🇪 0-0 Ireland🇮🇪Ireland's last change of the night sees Derrick Williams make his competitive debut. He replaces Conor Hourihane#COYBIG #GEOIRL pic.twitter.com/Xn72GxtikH— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) October 12, 2019
Starts against Wigan (and Antonee Robinson): 📋 Team News#Rovers make 7 seven changes this evening.⬅️ Adarabioyo, Bell, Johnson, Holtby, Bennett, BreretonGallagher.➡️ Williams, Downing, Evans, Rothwell, Dack, Armstrong, Graham.Latest from @10betSports 🔞: https://t.co/FNCKpmviML#ROVvWIG 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/x1nOxJvHEM— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) December 23, 2019 On ESPN+.
The WaPo's Steven Goff says (well, writes, but he's probably said it to someone, too) that DCU is trying to sign Williams.