Paul Williams (footballer, born 1965)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aveley | |||
| Clapton | |||
| –1987 | Woodford Town | ||
| 1987–1990 | Charlton Athletic | 82 | (23) |
| 1987 | → Brentford (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1990–1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | 93 | (25) |
| 1992–1995 | Crystal Palace | 46 | (7) |
| 1995 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Torquay United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Southend United | 40 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Canvey Island[2] | 25 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | England U21 | 4 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Anthony Williams (born 16 August 1965) is an English former professional footballer who made 300 appearances in the Football League for a variety of clubs. He was capped by England at under-21[3] and B international level.[4]
Born in Stratford, East London, Williams was signed by First Division Charlton Athletic from non-league Woodford Town in 1987. Where he was top goal scorer for two successive seasons. This prompted Ron Atkinson to spend nearly a million pounds to bring the Londoner to Sheffield Wednesday in 1990 where he enjoyed a productive partnership with David Hirst. That season he won a League Cup medal at Wembley Stadium by beating Manchester United 1-0. In the same season Wednesday achieved promotion back to the Premier Division. Williams moved back to London with Crystal Palace in 1992 in a swap deal involving Mark Bright. In season 1993/94 he won a Championship Winners medal with Palace and was second top goal scorer behind Chris Armstrong.
After loans with Sunderland and Birmingham City he returned to Charlton, followed by a few months at Torquay United before ending his league career with Southend United in 1998 due to injuries.
From there Paul went on to complete two very successful years playing and coaching at Canvey Island. While there they gained consecutive promotions and winning two league Cups. Ending his semi pro playing and coaching career at Bowers FC in Essex in 2002.
Honours
- Sheffield Wednesday
- League Cup winner 1991
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ^ "Paul Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Appearances for 1998–99 season unknown so not included, though goals from that season are.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1986–1995 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
External links
- Paul Williams at Soccerbase
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- England B international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Aveley F.C. players
- Clapton F.C. players
- Woodford Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Canvey Island F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players