August 1 2003

Nationwide Division One

Crystal Palace are giving former Wimbledon defender Mark Williams a trial.

Steve Kember is looking for defensive cover while Hayden Mullins misses the start of the season with a hernia operation.

Shaun Derry and Aki Riihilahti have been experimented at the back during pre-season but Kember wants a natural defender.

Thirty-two-year-old Williams is out of contract since leaving Stoke City and is training with the Eagles while weighing up his options.