Chris Bart-Williams

Chris Bart-Williams (Born 16th June 1974) is a British professional footballer.

When he was 16 years old, Williams launched his career with Leyton Orient. After 34 games with Orient, Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of £275,000. Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an offensive midfielder.

After 4 years he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of £2.5 million. Williams had a successful spell with Nottingham Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score a number of goals, especially free kicks and penalties.

In the year 2000 Nottingham tried out an experiment by playing the formation 3-5-2 and by playing Williams as a sweeper. The experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham won 5-0.

In December 2001, Williams played for Charlton Athletic as Nottingham Forest were in financial difficulties and had to sell players. Charlton usually played Williams in the middle of the pitch, as a playmaker. He had a very positive two seasons with Charlton.

Following the two years with Charlton, Williams signed for Ipswich Townfor the season, at the end of which he moved to APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus.

In 2005, he joined Marsaxlokk FC.