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Chris Bart-Williams 
Personal information Full name Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams Date of birth 16 June 1974 Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Defender/Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991 Leyton Orient 36 (2) 1991–1995 Sheffield Wednesday 124 (16) 1995–2002 Nottingham Forest 207 (30) 2001–2002 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 6 (0) 2002–2003 Charlton Athletic 23 (2) 2003 → Ipswich Town (loan) 16 (2) 2003–2004 Ipswich Town 10 (0) 2004–2005 APOEL 19 (0) 2005–2006 Marsaxlokk 8 (0) National team 1992–1996 England U21 16 (2) 1994 England B 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams (born June 16, 1974 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean-born English former footballer. His position was defence or midfield.
Although born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bart-Williams grew up in North London and attended St. David's School and St Katharine in Hornsey. He represented his school, borough (Haringey), county (Middlesex), and adopted country (England) at youth level and went on to play for England under 21s and was called up to train with the senior squad although he never won a full England cap.
He is currently an assistant coach for SoccerPlus Connecticut, a women's team in the WPSL in America.[1] He also will be working at Quinnipiac University as an assistant coach for the soccer team.[2]
He is not to be confused with his brother, also named Chris, who is 6'7" and plays basketball professionally.
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Playing career
Leyton Orient
When he was just 16 years old, Bart-Williams launched his professional career with Leyton Orient. Chris made 36 appearances with the club and scored twice.
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of £275,000 in 1991, the year they won promotion to the Football League First Division and were also winners of the Football League Cup.
Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Bart-Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an offensive midfielder.
Bart-Williams played for Wednesday as a substitute in the 1993 FA Cup Final replacing Chris Waddle in the first game and Roland Nilsson towards the end of the replay.
He also helped the Owls reach the Football League Cup semi-finals in the 1993-94 season and also appeared in their short-lived UEFA Cup campaign (the club's first European run since the 1960s) the previous season.
Nottingham Forest
After four years, he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of £2.5 million. Bart-Williams had a successful spell with Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score a number of goals, and was often clinical from free kicks and penalties.
During a game in 2000, Forest tried to experiment their formation by playing 3-5-2 and played Bart-Williams as a sweeper, this experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham Forest won 5–0.
In 2001, Forest found themselves in financial difficulties and had to sell their better players. Bart-Williams turned down moves to Southampton[3] and Birmingham City[4] and was consigned to the reserves at Forest after the club's directors banned manager Paul Hart from picking him.[5]
Charlton Athletic
In December 2001, Bart-Williams left Forest, signing for Charlton Athletic, initially on a short-term contract.[6] In May 2002 he signed a new two year deal at the club.[7]
Ipswich Town
After spending two seasons with Charlton, Bart-Williams moved to Ipswich Town, initially on loan in September 2003,[8] and then permanently for the rest of the 2003–04 season. He was released the end of the season and decided to move away from English football.
APOEL
Next for Bart-Williams was a move to APOEL in Cyprus in September 2004.[9] He had been linked with a return to Nottingham Forest, although the rumour was denied by Forest.[10]
Marsaxlokk
After unsuccessful attempts to lure Paul Gascoigne to the club,[citation needed] on August 6, 2005 Maltese team Marsaxlokk signed Bart-Williams.[11] But he managed only eight appearances and was sent home only two months into his three-year contract, which he has taken the matter to the international court of human rights regarding the remaining 2 years and 10 months, totalling £12,000 (inc relegation bonus).
Honours
- Football League First Division: 1998
- Football League Cup: Runner-up 1993
- FA Cup: Runner-up 1993
- FIFA World Youth Championship: Third place 1993
References
- ^ http://www.soccerplusct.com/soccerplusct/staff.html
- ^ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90682&SPID=10985&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=1584376&Q_SEASON=2008
- ^ Saints target Bart-Williams
- ^ Bart-Williams snubs Blues
- ^ PFA helps Bart-Williams
- ^ Charlton swoop for Bart-Williams
- ^ Bart-Williams secures deal
- ^ Ipswich complete Bart-Williams deal
- ^ Bart-Williams' APOEL appeal
- ^ Forest snub Bart-Williams
- ^ Bart-Williams form
External links
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Hornsey
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- British people of Sierra Leonean descent
- England B international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- English expatriate footballers
- Premier League players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- APOEL F.C. players
- Marsaxlokk F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Association football utility players
- Sierra Leone Creole people
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- England youth international footballers
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