Brett Williams (footballer, born 1968)

Brett Williams
Personal information
Full name	Brett Williams
Date of birth	19 March 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
1983–1985	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1993	Nottingham Forest
1987	→ Stockport County (loan)
1988	→ Northampton Town (loan)
1989	→ Hereford United (loan)
1992	→ Oxford United (loan)
1993	→ Stoke City (loan)
–	Arnold Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brett Williams (born 19 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played for Hereford United, Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Stockport County and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Williams started his career at Nottingham Forest having progressed through the youth ranks at the City Ground. He spent eight years at Forest as understudy to England international left-back Stuart Pearce and made 43 appearances in the league before being released in 1993 where he entered non-league football with Arnold Town. Due to an injury to Pearce, Williams played in the 1992 League Cup Final against Manchester United, Forest losing 1–0.

Whilst at Nottingham Forest, he had loan spells at Stockport County, Northampton Town, Hereford United, Oxford United and finally Stoke City for whom he made just two appearances.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1985–86	First Division	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	1986–87	First Division	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	1987–88	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1988–89	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1989–90	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1990–91	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1991–92	First Division	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	1992–93	First Division	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		43	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	49	0
Stockport County (loan)	1986–87	Fourth Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Northampton Town (loan)	1986–87	Third Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Hereford United (loan)	1989–90	Fourth Division	14	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	17	0
Oxford United (loan)	1991–92	Second Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Stoke City (loan)	1993–94	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career Total			72	0	5	0	4	0	1	0	82	0

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Brett Williams at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

Brett Williams at Soccerbase

[Stoke_City_Modern_Era-1] Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[3] Brett Williams at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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