Gavin Williams

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Personal information
Gavin Williams
Full name	Gavin Williams
Date of birth	20 July 1980
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80m)
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Ipswich Town
Number	11
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2005-2006 2006-	Hereford United Yeovil Town West Ham United Ipswich Town (loan) Ipswich Town	166 (28) 93 (17) 10 (1) 9 (1) 15 (0)
National team**
2005-	Wales	2 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 8, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of August 27, 2006.

Gavin Williams (born 20 July 1980 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.

Williams started his career as a YTS player at Hereford United having previously trained with Cardiff City. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, as a substitute in the 3-0 FA Cup victory over Sittingbourne. He made twelve more appearances that season and scored his first goal against Dover Athletic in the Conference. By the 1998-99 season he was a first team regular playing in a variety of positions in midfield and up front. He was to spend five seasons at Edgar Street, notably scoring a wonder strike against Swindon Town in the 2001-02 FA Cup Second Round. He moved to Hereford's rivals Yeovil Town for the 2002-03 season.

At Huish Park he was an integral part in the squad which in that season gained promotion to the football league for the first time, scoring six goals, the same season in which his team reached the sixth round of the FA Trophy. He also won the Player of the Year award for his club, an ever present rock in the midfield.

It wasn't long before West Ham United decided to swoop for him, purchasing him in December 2004 for £250,000. But his last act in his last game for Yeovil was to be sent off.

He appeared occasionally in the West Ham team, as they gained a place in the Premiership. Williams was loaned out to the Championship side Ipswich Town in November 2005 after struggling to gain a first-team place at West Ham. The loan spell was a success and the deal was made permanent in January 2006.