Defender Dylan Williams joined the club on a two-year deal from Burton Albion, with the club holding the option of a further year.

Williams came through the Academy system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Derby County in 2019, where his development and progress continued. He made his first professional appearance in the FA Cup for Derby County, playing in a 2-0 defeat to Chorley at the start of 2021, aged just 17.

He went on to play eight Championship matches later that year under the stewardship of Wayne Rooney, catching the eye of some of the biggest clubs in the country. Chelsea came in for Williams, and once the deal was completed, he moved to Stamford Bridge at the start of 2022.

Williams made the bench for the Chelsea first-team in March of 2022 in an FA Cup tie against Luton Town. His development continued with manager Thomas Tuchel including Williams regularly in first-team training sessions.

A regular for Chelsea’s Under 23 and Under 21 sides, Williams was loaned out to Burton Albion in June 2024 to work under former Chelsea Youth coach Mark Robinson.

Williams was a regular for his new club in the early parts of the season and assisted in three EFL Trophy matches as well as scoring one goal. Gary Bowyer became the new Burton Albion manager in October 2024, with Williams seeing his gametime reduced. He continued to work hard and worked his way back into the starting 11 for the final stage of the season. He made a huge impact by scoring a stoppage-time winner against Cambridge United, which kept Burton Albion in the division.

A permanent Burton Albion player in his second season, Williams featured another 31 times for the club, taking his appearance count above 60 before moving to Scotland to start his next chapter.