Paul Williams (footballer, born 1965)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Stratford, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aveley | |||
| Clapton | |||
| –1987 | Woodford Town | ||
| 1987–1990 | Charlton Athletic | 82 | (23) |
| 1987 | → Brentford (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1990–1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | 93 | (25) |
| 1992–1995 | Crystal Palace | 46 | (7) |
| 1995 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Torquay United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Southend United | 40 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Canvey Island | 25 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | England U21 | 4 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Anthony Williams (born 16 August 1965) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
As a player he made 300 appearances in the Premier League for Crystal Palace as well as in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Torquay United and Southend United. He retired in 2000 whilst with Non-league side Canvey Island. He was capped by England at under-21 and B international level.
Since retiring from playing Williams returned to former clubs Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace where he was an academy coach before emigrating to Florida to coach youth soccer and run personalized trainings.