Brett Williams (footballer, born 1968)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|Brett Williams}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brett Williams
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dudley, England
| death_date =
| height = 5 ft 10 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=266 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}
| position = Full back
| youthyears1 = 1983–1985 | youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| years1 = 1985–1993 |clubs1 = Nottingham Forest |caps1 = 43 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1987 |clubs2 = → Stockport County (loan) |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1988 |clubs3 = → Northampton Town (loan) |caps3 = 4 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1989 |clubs4 = → Hereford United (loan) |caps4 = 14 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1992 |clubs5 = → Oxford United (loan) |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1993 |clubs6 = → Stoke City (loan) |caps6 = 2 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = – |clubs7 = Arnold Town |caps7 = |goals7 =
| totalcaps = 72 | totalgoals = 0
}}
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.{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Simon|title=Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record|year=2000|publisher=Desert Island Books|isbn=1-874287-39-2}}
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 an 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.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A |
|---|
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|Nottingham Forest
|11||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||13||0
|-
|First Division
|3||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|First Division
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|First Division
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|First Division
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|First Division
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|First Division
|9||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|First Division
|9||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!49!!0
|-
|Stockport County (loan)
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|Northampton Town (loan)
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|Hereford United (loan)
|14||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||17||0
|-
|Oxford United (loan)
|7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|Stoke City (loan)
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!72!!0!!5!!0!!4!!0!!1!!0!!82!!0
|}
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:A. {{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Premier League players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players