Jennison Machisti Myrie-Williams (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Roman Glass St George.
Myrie-Williams began his career at Bristol City, progressing through the club's youth system and making his first-team debut in May 2006. He played regularly as the club won promotion to the Championship in the 2006–07 season and spent subsequent seasons on loan to Cheltenham Town, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, and Hereford United to gain first-team experience. He was released by Bristol City in May 2009 and joined Scottish Premier League club Dundee United, later moving to St Johnstone in September 2010.
In July 2011, he signed for League One club Stevenage, spending time on loan at Port Vale before joining the club permanently in July 2012. He helped Port Vale secure promotion to League One in the 2012–13 season and was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Myrie-Williams later played for Scunthorpe United, Sligo Rovers, and Newport County, before a series of short-term spells with non-League clubs including Torquay United, Hereford, where he won the Southern League Premier Division title in 2017–18, Weston-super-Mare, Gloucester City, Chippenham Town, and Roman Glass St George, joining the latter in July 2024.
Early life Born in Lambeth, south London, Myrie-Williams aspired from an early age to play professional football and stated that he never considered an alternative career path. At the age of 14, he and his family relocated to Bristol to facilitate his involvement with Bristol City's academy.
Club career Bristol City Having progressed through the youth system at Bristol City, Myrie-Williams made his first-team debut for the club on the final day of the 2005–06 season, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Southend United on 6 May 2006. He made three substitute appearances at the start of Bristol City's 2006–07 campaign, before making his first starting appearance in a 1–0 home victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 September 2006. He scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 home victory against Chesterfield on 16 September 2006, scoring with a chipped shot to give Bristol City a two-goal advantage. Myrie-Williams made 35 appearances for the club during the 2006–07 season, scoring twice, as Bristol City secured automatic promotion to the Championship by finishing in second place.
Loan moves Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Bristol City manager Gary Johnson stated his intention to send Myrie-Williams out on loan to gain first-team experience. Johnson believed that Myrie-Williams would benefit most from a loan move to a League One club, given that he had been playing in the third tier of English football prior to Bristol City's promotion to the Championship during the 2006–07 season. Two days before the start of the 2007–08 season, Myrie-Williams joined Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan. After making four first-team appearances for Cheltenham during the month, the loan was extended for a further month, running until 6 October 2007. Cheltenham manager John Ward stated: "I am really pleased that Jennison will be staying with us. In the last two or three games he has started to show his tremendous pace and ability on the ball". His loan was extended again in October 2007, taking him into a third month with Cheltenham. He scored his first goal for Cheltenham in a 3–1 away win at Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy on 9 October 2007. Myrie-Williams sustained a knee injury in training in October 2007, ruling him out of first-team action for two weeks. He made 13 appearances for Cheltenham during his three-month loan spell, scoring one goal, and returned to his parent club in early November 2007.
Following his loan spell at Cheltenham, Myrie-Williams joined Tranmere Rovers, also of League One, on a one-month loan agreement on 22 November 2007. The loan spell was extended for a further month on 19 December 2007, after Myrie-Williams had impressed manager Ronnie Moore during his initial four weeks with the club. Myrie-Williams scored his first goal for Tranmere on 26 January 2008, converting the winning goal from the penalty spot in a 2–1 victory against Yeovil Town at Prenton Park. Two days after scoring his first goal for the club, his loan spell was extended until the end of the 2007–08 season. Both managers were described as "delighted" with the progress Myrie-Williams was making at Tranmere, with Johnson adding: "Jennison's developing well at Tranmere and it would be criminal to bring him back now". He scored his second goal for Tranmere just five days later in a 2–0 away win at Leeds United; Myrie-Williams scored with an angled shot in the 61st minute to give Tranmere their fourth consecutive victory. He was substituted after 55 minutes in a 2–1 defeat at Walsall, a match in which he had scored the opening goal, due to an injury that ultimately ruled him out for the remainder of that season. He returned to Bristol City having scored three goals in 26 appearances for Tranmere.
At the start of the 2008–09 season, Myrie-Williams returned to Cheltenham Town, signing a one-month loan deal on 14 August 2008. On bringing Myrie-Williams back to the club, Cheltenham manager Keith Downing stated: "Jennison is an exciting young player who will give us some different options. We've perhaps been lacking a bit of pace and he will give us that as well". He made five appearances for Cheltenham during his one-month loan spell, scoring one goal, before returning to Bristol City on 15 September 2008. Shortly after his return, Myrie-Williams was loaned to another League One club, this time Carlisle United. He stated that the move appealed to him because of manager John Ward, under whom he had previously played at Cheltenham Town. He made his Carlisle debut on 20 September 2008, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Leeds United. The loan agreement was extended for a further month on 15 October 2008, making ten appearances in total during the loan agreement. Myrie-Williams was loaned out for a third time during the 2008–09 season, joining Hereford United on 23 January 2009. He scored his first goal for Hereford on 17 February 2009 in the club's 2–0 home victory over Leeds United, scoring with a low shot to give Hereford the lead just before half-time. He returned to Bristol City in February 2009, only to rejoin Hereford a month later, on a loan until the end of the season. He made 15 appearances across the two spells, scoring twice, as Hereford were relegated to League Two after finishing bottom of the table.
Dundee United At the end of the 2008–09 season, Myrie-Williams was released by Bristol City. He joined Dundee United on a free transfer on 12 June 2009, signing a two-year contract with the Scottish Premier League club. Myrie-Williams made his Dundee United debut on 22 August 2009, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at St Mirren. He made his first league start on 17 October 2009, playing 84 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Hamilton Academical, earning the Man of the Match award for his performance. He scored his first competitive goal for Dundee United in a 3–2 home win against St Mirren on 5 December 2009, scoring the club's third goal in the match. Myrie-Williams received the first red card of his career when he was sent off for two bookable offences in the club's 2–0 home defeat against Celtic on 25 April 2010. He played in the club's 2–0 victory over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup semi-final, but was not selected for the final at Hampden Park. He made 27 appearances in his first season at the club, scoring twice.
He remained at Dundee United ahead of the 2010–11 season and made his first appearance in a 1–1 draw with St Mirren on 14 August 2010, appearing as a substitute in the 74th minute. It proved to be Myrie-Williams' only appearance for the club at the start of the campaign, and four days later, on 18 August, Dundee United manager Peter Houston informed him that he was available for transfer in order to reduce the club's wage bill. Shortly before the summer transfer window closed, on 31 August 2010, Myrie-Williams departed the club by mutual consent.
St Johnstone Myrie-Williams signed for another Scottish Premier League club, St Johnstone, on 14 September 2010, joining on a free transfer. He signed a short-term deal lasting until January 2011 made his debut in St Johnstone's 2–1 home victory over St Mirren on 18 September 2010. After two appearances in two home defeats in quick succession against Celtic in late October 2010, Myrie-Williams did not feature again for two months. His final appearance for the club came as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Celtic at Celtic Park on 26 December 2010. Shortly after the game, he was informed by manager Derek McInnes that he was free to find a new club, with his contract set to expire at the end of January 2011. Myrie-Williams made eight appearances for St Johnstone during his three-month spell with the club.
Shortly after leaving St Johnstone, Myrie-Williams opted to return to England, signing for League Two club Oxford United on 27 January 2011 for the rest of the 2010–11 campaign. However, the transfer was voided as a result of Myrie-Williams having already played for two clubs during the 2010–11 season: one appearance for Dundee United and eight for St Johnstone. Under FIFA regulations, a player is not permitted to play for more than two permanent clubs in official competitions during a single season. The English Football Association was unable to register Myrie-Williams, as it is bound by FIFA regulations. Similarly, the English Football League could not register him to play for Oxford United, as his international clearance could not be granted.
Stevenage Having not made any appearances during the first half of the year, Myrie-Williams signed for League One club Stevenage on a free transfer on 8 July 2011. He made his debut for Stevenage in a 3–1 away victory against AFC Bournemouth on 16 August 2011, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute and providing the assist for Stevenage's third goal.
After making just one starting appearance for Stevenage in the opening months of the 2011–12 season, Myrie-Williams joined League Two club Port Vale on loan on 24 November 2011, on an agreement until January 2012. A day later, he made his debut for Port Vale in a 0–0 home draw against Torquay United, playing the full match. During the game, he impressed manager Micky Adams, who praised Myrie-Williams for his positive attitude, character, and ability to excite the fans with his performance. In his next appearance for the club, he scored the equalising goal in a 2–1 win at Dagenham & Redbridge, with a shot from 25 yards. Myrie-Williams' effort was Vale's first goal in 502 minutes (more than five games) of football. He returned to Broadhall Way in January, having scored one goal in six matches for Port Vale, who were unable to extend the loan deal due to an acute lack of funds.
On his return to Stevenage, Myrie-Williams was made available for transfer by manager Graham Westley after being informed he did not feature in Westley's plans. Both Port Vale and Sheffield United were reportedly interested in signing the player on a permanent basis. League Two club Bradford City also held discussions with Stevenage regarding a potential transfer for Myrie-Williams, although negotiations were paused following Westley's departure, as new manager Gary Smith wished to evaluate the squad. No transfer materialised, and he came on as a late substitute in Stevenage's 2–0 defeat to Charlton Athletic on 25 February 2012, marking his first appearance for Stevenage in five months. Myrie-Williams made 19 appearances for Stevenage in all competitions during the season. Despite an increase in first-team involvement under Smith, he was released by Stevenage when his contract expired in May 2012.
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