Paul Williams (footballer born 1971)

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Personal information
Paul Williams
Full name	Paul Darren Williams
Date of birth	March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26) (age 37)
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth clubs
	Derby County
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989–1995 1989 1995–2001 2001–2003 2003–2005 2005	Derby County → Lincoln City (loan) Coventry City Southampton Stoke City Richmond Kickers	160 (26) 003 0(0) 169 0(5) 039 0(0) 019 0(0) 005 0(0)
National team
1991	England U21	006 0(0)
Teams managed
2006–2007	Fredericksburg Gunners
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Williams born Burton upon Trent, England 26 March 1971 is a professional footballer who was an unused substitute for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final who also played for long periods for Coventry City and Derby County.

He began his professional career with Derby County in 1985 where he appeared in 160 League games and scored 26 goals as a defender. He also appeared in 8 FA Cup games and scored three goals and 12 Football League Cup games, scoring two goals. He played briefly on loan to Lincoln City in 1989 and then was transferred to Coventry City in 1995 where he appeared in 169 games and scored five goals in League play as well as 13 appearances in the F.A. Cup and 17 in the League Cup.

In 2001 Williams was transferred to Southampton where he appeared in 39 League games, two F.A. Cup matches, and one League Cup game. Williams was a member of the Southampton side that finished as Runners-Up in the F.A. cup final in 2003.

After leaving Southampton, he joined Stoke City for 2 seasons before moving to the United States. Williams also played for the USL’s Richmond Kickers in the 2005 season.

He spent the 2006-07 season as head coach of Fredericksburg Gunners [1] in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of football in the United States.