Owain Fôn Williams

Crewe Alexandra

Williams joined Crewe Alexandra after impressing during a trial period when he had his spells at Premier League clubs Manchester United and Liverpool and was signed on scholarship forms in 2003. He was first choice for the club's under-19 team but suffered a broken leg during his second year which halted his progress. On 19 June 2006, Williams signed a two-year contract with the club. Following his recovery, Williams was given the number twenty-one shirt and competed for the first choice goalkeeper with Ben Williams, but failed to start and spent most of the season on the substitute bench. Tired of the lack of first team appearances, Williams was offered a new contract, but the negotiations stalled and Williams left Crewe in July 2008 for a tribunal-set fee.

Stockport County

On 8 July 2008, he joined Stockport County following the expiration of his contract with Crewe. Williams was linked with a move to Premier League clubs and Championship clubs before joining Stockport County. After making his debut in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town on the opening day of the 2008–09 season, Williams soon established himself as County's No.1, however in October 2008, he lost his first team place to on-loan keeper Fraser Forster. Forster was kept in goal for six games throughout October and into early November before his loan spell expired and Williams returned to his Number One slot. Until the middle of March, Williams was ever present for County,…

After being called up by Wales under-17, Williams made his one and only appearance for the Wales under-17 side on 8 November 2003, as a substitute to replace Wayne Hennessey during a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan in a UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying match. After a handful of appearances for the under-19 side, Williams moved up to the Wales under-21 side, making his debut in a 4–0 friendly win against Northern Ireland. He took over as the team's number one goalkeeper and missed just one match in the qualifying round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship as they finished top of their group before being beaten by England in the play-off. In February 2009, Williams earned his first call up to the senior Wales squad for the match with Poland in Portugal and was called up a second time the following month for the qualifiers with Finland and Germany. He remained a regular back-up goalkeeper in the following years, including in their successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. He finally made his debut on 13 November 2015 in a friendly against the Netherlands at Cardiff City Stadium, replacing Wayne Hennessey with 16 minutes to play and the score at 2–2, and conceded the winning goal from Arjen Robben. In 2016, he was named in Wales' 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.

On 15 April 2022, Williams was named goalkeeping coach for USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. On 14 July the same year, he took the same post at EFL League One club Fleetwood Town. In June 2025, he moved to Bolton Wanderers as head of goalkeeping.

Williams was born and raised in Penygroes, Gwynedd. He attended Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle.