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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

25

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

16

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Gareth Williams

First Team
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Midfielder

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Gareth James Williams

Role

M Gareth Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |

Position

Born

Midfielder

12 March 1967

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Isle of Wight ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.78 m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1987-88

Gosport Borough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ10k

9 January 1988

20

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1991-92

Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ200k

6 August 1991

24

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Gareth Williams

Previous Clubs:

1985-86 East Cowes Victoria Athletic AFC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Hampshire League Division One

1986-88 Gosport Borough FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Southern League Premier Division

Loans Out

Gareth Williams

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Gareth Williams

Subsequent Clubs:

1991-94 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.23m
Football League Second Division, First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 39 | 26 (13) | โšฝ 6 |

1992-93 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1994 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 16 | 16 (0) | โšฝ 2 |

1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division

1994 AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 0 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

1994-96 Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 60 | 47 (13) | โšฝ 1 |

1996-98 Scarborough FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 120 | 117 (3) | โšฝ 29 |

1998-99 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 43 | 41 (2) | โšฝ 3 |

1999-00 Scarborough FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.01m
Football Conference
๐Ÿ•’ 56 | 54 (2) | โšฝ 7 |

2000-01 Ilkeston Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Southern League Premier Division

2001-02 Gainsborough Trinity ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Northern Premier League Premier Division

2002-08 Matlock Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Northern Premier League Division One, Premier Division
Player Manager

Retired

Career Progression

Gareth Williams

1990-91 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Gareth Williams

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Youth Career to be determined

Reserve Career

Gareth Williams

25

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

1990-91 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

First Team Career

Gareth Williams

16

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

M Gareth Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1988-90 | ยฃ10k |
๐Ÿ•’ 16 | 8 (8) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 12 | #654 |
๐ŸŸฉ 9 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Gareth Williams

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Gareth Williams

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1990 Villa 2-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 1990 Villa 1-0 Manchester City
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Sep 1990 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Sep 1990 Wednesday 4-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1990 Villa 3-1 Rotherham
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1990 Everton 3-3 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Jan 1991 Liverpool 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Jan 1991 Derby 3-4 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1991 Blackburn 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Feb 1991 Villa 0-0 Coventry
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Feb 1991 Villa 0-1 Forest
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Feb 1991 Villa 0-1 Newcastle
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Mar 1991 Villa 1-0 Blackburn
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1991 Manchester City 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Mar 1991 Huddersfield 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Mar 1991 Villa 0-1 United
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Mar 1991 Leicester 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Mar 1991 Wolves 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Apr 1991 United 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Apr 1991 Villa 1-0 Wolves
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Apr 1991 Rotherham 4-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Apr 1991 Villa 0-0 Leeds
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1991 Sheffield United 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 1991 Villa 2-2 Everton
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 2 May 1991 Villa 0-0 Wednesday
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 May 1991 Sunderland 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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