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Graham Williams
Personal information
Full name	Graham Evan Williams
Date of birth	2 April 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Henllan, Denbighshire, Wales
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1955–1972	West Bromwich Albion
1972–1975	Weymouth
International career
1960–1968	Wales
Managerial career
1972–1975	Weymouth
1981–1982	Cardiff City
1987–1989	RoPS
1991	RoPS
1995	RoPS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Graham Evan Williams (born 2 April 1938) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire 17-year professional career at West Bromwich Albion.

Biography

Williams was born in Henllan, Denbighshire. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1954 and turned professional in April 1955. He captained the side to victory in the 1966 Football League Cup Final and 1968 FA Cup Final, scoring in the second leg of the 1966 final against West Ham United. He also won 26 caps for Wales.

After leaving Albion in 1972 he took up the post of player-manager with Weymouth, with whom he remained until 1975. In November 1981, he was appointed chief coach of Cardiff City, taking over from Richie Morgan, who moved to a general manager's role. After a disastrous run of nine losses in fifteen games, both Williams and Morgan were sacked in February 1982, with Len Ashurst taking over at Ninian Park. Williams took several coaching jobs abroad including steering Finnish team RoPS to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup.^[1] Later on in his career he served as the assistant manager of the Welsh national side under Bobby Gould, and held a scouting role at Cheltenham Town while Bobby Gould was manager of the team.

Following his coaching career and scouting for Cheltenham he went in to scouting of academy players for Newcastle, Chelsea and the Tottenham Hotspurs before retiring in 2019

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

FA Cup: 1967–68^[2]

References

^ "Veikkausliiga | Viikon kasvo:RoPS". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. 246–247. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
"The Best and worst of a legend". BBC Sport. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

External links

Williams' profile

[1] "Veikkausliiga | Viikon kasvo:RoPS". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

[2] Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

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 Williams was born in [[Henllan]], [[Denbighshire]]. He joined [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] as an amateur in September 1954 and turned professional in April 1955. He captained the side to victory in the [[1966 Football League Cup Final]] and [[1968 FA Cup Final]], scoring in the second leg of the 1966 final against West Ham United. He also won 26 caps for [[Wales national football team|Wales]].
-After leaving Albion in 1972 he took up the post of player-manager with [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]], with whom he remained until 1975. In November 1981, he was appointed chief coach of [[Cardiff City]], taking over from [[Richie Morgan]], who moved to a general manager's role. After a disastrous run of nine losses in fifteen games, both Williams and Morgan were sacked in February 1982, with [[Len Ashurst]] taking over at [[Ninian Park]]. Williams took several coaching jobs abroad including steering Finnish team [[RoPS]] to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=3&ID=20027 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612101413/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=3&ID=20027 |archive-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later on in his career he served as the assistant manager of the Welsh national side under [[Bobby Gould]], and held a scouting role at [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] while Bobby Gould was manager of the team.
+After leaving Albion in 1972 he took up the post of player-manager with [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]], with whom he remained until 1975. In November 1981, he was appointed chief coach of [[Cardiff City]], taking over from [[Richie Morgan]], who moved to a general manager's role. After a disastrous run of nine losses in fifteen games, both Williams and Morgan were sacked in February 1982, with [[Len Ashurst]] taking over at [[Ninian Park]]. Williams took several coaching jobs abroad including steering Finnish team [[RoPS]] to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=3&ID=20027 |title=Veikkausliiga &#124; Viikon kasvo:RoPS |access-date=23 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612101413/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=3&ID=20027 |archive-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later on in his career he served as the assistant manager of the Welsh national side under [[Bobby Gould]], and held a scouting role at [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] while Bobby Gould was manager of the team.
+Following his coaching career and scouting for Cheltenham he went in to scouting of academy players for Newcastle, Chelsea and the Tottenham Hotspurs before retiring in 2019
-== Notable incidents ==
-Williams was probably part of one of the best compliments to [[George Best]], based on fact but with some poetic licence...
+==Honours==
-:"Will you stand still for a minute so I can look at your face?" asked an exhausted Williams of Best.
+'''West Bromwich Albion'''
-:"Why?" asked Best in return.
+*[[FA Cup]]: [[1967–68 FA Cup|1967–68]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}}</ref>
-:"Because all I've ever seen of you," explained Williams, "is your backside disappearing down the touchline."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Og5nAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=graham+williams+george+best&source=bl&ots=dnX9H1WIKJ&sig=DRVwtD59Ljgrw8RozpW7p7JV3Mg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBmoVChMItuvkoPj4xgIVA7cUCh1NsATQ#v=onepage&q=graham%20williams%20george%20best&f=false George Best a Celebration]</ref>
 == References ==
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+[[Category:Footballers from Denbighshire]]
-[[Category:Wales international footballers]]
+[[Category:Welsh men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Wales under-23 international footballers]]
+[[Category:Wales men's international footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football defenders]]
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-[[Category:FA Cup Final players]]
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