Gary Williams (footballer, born 1963)

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Gary Williams
Personal information
Full name Gary Alan Williams [1]
Date of birth (1963-06-08) 8 June 1963 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Bristol, [1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back, midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1984 Bristol City 100 (1)
1984 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1985 Swansea City 6 (0)
1985 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1985–1991 Oldham Athletic 61 (12)
1991 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1991–1993 Hong Kong
1993–1994 Bath City 20 (0)
Total167(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Alan Williams (born 8 June 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Bristol City, Swansea City and Oldham Athletic.

Williams' father, Alan Williams, also played League football. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gary Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 274. ISBN   9780356143545. OCLC   1036852697.
  3. "Players: Waugh to Williams" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.