Paul Williams (footballer born 1965)

For other persons named Paul Williams, see Paul Williams (disambiguation).

Personal information
Paul Williams
Full name	Paul Anthony Williams
Date of birth	16 August 1965 (1965-08-16) (age 42)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
0000–1987 1987–1990 1987 1990–1992 1992–1995 1995 1995 1995–1996 1996 1996–1998 1998–2000	Aveley Clapton Woodford Town Charlton Athletic → Brentford Sheffield Wednesday Crystal Palace → Sunderland → Birmingham City Charlton Athletic → Torquay United Southend United Canvey Island	82 (23) 07 0(3) 93 (25) 46 0(7) 03 0(0) 11 0(0) 09 0(0) 09 0(0) 40 0(7) 25 (14)^[1]
National team
1989 1989–1990	England U21 England B	04 0(3) 03 0(0)
¹ 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 Charlton Athletic from non-league Woodford Town in 1987. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1990 where he enjoyed a productive partnership with David Hirst. Williams moved back to London with Crystal Palace in 1992.

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.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

^ Appearances for 1998–99 season unknown so not included, though goals from that season are.
^ Barrie Courtney (2004-01-10). England - U-21 International Results 1986-1995 - Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
^ Barrie Courtney (2004-03-21). England - International Results B-Team - Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.