IT’S taken him more than four years and more than a century of appearances but Ryan Williamson joked he was just waiting for the right audience to witness his first goal.

And, as well as being relieved he won’t have to Google the record for the number of appearances without hitting the net, he said the “best feeling” he enjoyed on Saturday was made sweeter after battling back from a broken leg.

The 22-year-old, who is a doubt for tomorrow’s play-off second leg at Dundee United after hobbling off late on in Tuesday’s 0-0 draw, finally broke his scoring duck in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Dumbarton, a game watched by former Athletic striker, and legendary Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson.

In a season where he is the only Pars player to play every minute of every league game, and played three times for Scotland under-21s, Williamson was then named in PFA Scotland’s Championship team of the year.

He laughed: “Having a legend like Sir Alex about the club was something special and he’s came here to see my first goal. If he wants to come back, maybe I’ll get another one!

“I was just waiting for the moment and knew something like that would come along!

“I’ve had to wait a long time for it. It actually got stuck under my feet, I kinda poked it and it went through the boy’s legs and into the net.

“It’s probably the best feeling I’ve had so far. As you could see with the celebration, I didn’t know what to do!

“I actually got to the point where I was actually considering Googling what’s the most amount of games without a goal!

“But it was an all-round great day, and on Sunday I got named in the PFA team of the year, which topped off a great weekend.

“I’ve completed every minute of every game, which I’m very proud of, but I’ve got my team-mates to thank and the management. It shows they’ve got so much faith in me to play me in every game.

“This year’s been amazing for me. I’ve had those achievements, us making the play-offs and three 21s caps, and it made me think about all that time being in here for 8.30am, starting the first session of three of the day with a broken leg. It makes it worth it.

“There were times, I’m not scared to admit, that I wanted to give it up. I know myself I was in a dark place; I spoke to psychologists but couldn’t see light at the end of the tunnel.

“But I came through it and now there’s no looking back.”