Gareth Williams (footballer, born 1982)

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Gareth Williams
Personal information
Full name Gareth Ashley Williams [1]
Date of birth (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 42) [1]
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2002 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Crystal Palace 8 (0)
2003 → Colchester United (loan) 8 (6)
2003 → Cambridge United (loan) 4 (1)
2004 → Bournemouth (loan) 1 (0)
2004 → Colchester United (loan) 7 (2)
2004–2006 Colchester United 55 (7)
2006 → Blackpool (loan) 9 (3)
2006 Weymouth 2 (0)
2006–2010 Bromley 127 (52)
2010 Croydon Athletic 5 (7)
2010–2011 Ebbsfleet United 24 (0)
2011– Bromley 34 (3)
2012–2012 Cray Wanderers 3 (1)
2019 Bar Ultra 1 (1)
International career
Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Ashley Williams (born 10 September 1982) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Williams began in the Crystal Palace youth team and had been a prolific scorer in the reserves. His rich vein of form for the second-string was rewarded with a debut for the first team as a substitute against Norwich City at Carrow Road in November 2002.

Williams had an impressive loan spell for Colchester United in January 2003, scoring six goals in six starts. Williams went on loan to Cambridge United for a month in October 2003 and Bournemouth in February 2004 before returning to Colchester in March until the end of the season. Williams then signed for Colchester in September 2004 in a deal which saw Wayne Andrews go the other way. [2]

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He scored four league goals in his third spell at Layer Road before joining Blackpool on loan in 2006. [3] He was released by Colchester that summer. [4] After making two league appearances for Weymouth, Williams signed for Bromley. He joined Croydon Athletic in January 2010, [5] but signed for Ebbsfleet United eight months later after he became a free agent due to financial problems at Croydon. He was released by Ebbsfleet in May 2011 and rejoined Bromley. During his recent career, he has been played as an attacking midfielder, rather than a striker. He is known for his ability to hold up the ball, without losing possession. During August 2012, he signed for Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers for a short stay before joining Hastings United, but remained with Bromley on dual registration.

In Feb 2022 Williams signed for Fox Veterans in the Kent County Football League, scoring three goals in four games in his first season. His contract was extended for the 22/23 season

[6] [7]

Honours

Club

Colchester United [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 454. ISBN   1-85291-651-6.
  2. ↑ "Gareth Williams Crystal Palace Profile". Holmesdale.net. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Colchester seal Vernon loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Parkinson allows quartet to leave". BBC Sport. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ross Flitney sold by Croydon". Croydon Advertiser. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Williams bolsters frontline". Ebbsfleet United Football Club. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Striker Williams joins Ebbsfleet" [ permanent dead link ]. Non League News. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  8. ↑ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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