Alan Williams (footballer, born 1938)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1938[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 2017 (aged 78)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bristol,[2] England | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Bristol City | 134 | (2) |
| 1961–1965 | Oldham Athletic | 172 | (9) |
| 1965–1966 | Watford | 43 | (4) |
| 1966–1968 | Newport County | 64 | (3) |
| 1968–1972 | Swansea Town | 145 | (7) |
| 1972–1973 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 1973–1974 | Gloucester City | ||
| Keynsham Town | |||
| Total | 558 | (25) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Williams (3 June 1938 – 18 May 2017) was an English footballer who made more than 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Bristol City, Oldham Athletic, Watford, Newport County and Swansea Town. He also played non-league football for Cheltenham Town,[3] Gloucester City[4] and Keynsham Town.[2]
After retiring from football, he ran the White Horse pub in Bedminster, Bristol for many years. He died in 2017 after six years with dementia, which may have been partly due to heading heavy leather balls during his footballing career (see chronic traumatic encephalopathy).[5]
His son Gary also played League football.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Alan Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Former Tiger Alan Williams passes away". Gloucester City A.F.C. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Alan Williams". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Past Players U–Z". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013.
- ^ MacGregor, Gregor (18 May 2017). "City legend passes away and heading the ball won't have helped him". Bristol Live. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "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.