Paul Williams (footballer born 1971)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paul Williams


fullname = Paul Darren Williams
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|3|26
cityofbirth = Burton upon Trent
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
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height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub =
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position = Centre back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Derby County
years = 1989–1995
1989
1995–2001
2001–2003
2003–2005
2005
clubs = Derby County
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Coventry City
Southampton
Stoke City
Richmond Kickers
caps(goals) = 160 (26)
003 0(0)
169 0(5)
039 0(0)
019 0(0)
005 0(0)
manageryears = 2006–2007
managerclubs = Fredericksburg Gunners
nationalyears = 1991
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(0)
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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, initially playing in central midfield before being converted to 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 [http://fcfred.com/PDL/index_E.html] in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of football in the United States.

Honours

Southampton

* FA Cup finalist 2003

External links

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