Paul Williams (footballer, born 1965)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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[1] | 25 | (14) |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | England U21 | 4 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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[2] and B international level.[3]
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.
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
- ↑ 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.