Clubs: Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Millwall
International honours: Wales
Caps won at Palace: 2
James Williams was a stocky, well-built young Welshman who could fill any forward position but was at his best at inside-right or centre-forward. He came to Palace from Birmingham City in the summer of 1909 and played so well that, by the spring of 1912, he has earned two Welsh caps.
He soon became a great favourite with the Palace crowd, who christened him 'Ginger' although some of the local press gave him another nickname - 'The Palace Terrier'. This described him aptly as he was an eager, neat and busy little footballer who possessed a snappy tackle and plenty of enthusiasm and determination.
Ginger's greatest claim to fame is that he set up a record for an inside-forward that has never been beaten at Crystal Palace when he scored five goals in a game against Southend United on 25th September 1909.
Statistics
Games: 149
Goals: 58
Source: The Palace Centurions, Rev. Nigel Sands (Sporting and Leisure Press 1991)
