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Bobby Williams (footballer, born 1940)

Bobby Williams
Personal information
Full name Robert Gordon Williams
Date of birth (1940-02-17)17 February 1940
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Bristol City 187 (76)
1965–1967 Rotherham United 47 (13)
1967–1969 Bristol Rovers 28+1 (5)
1969–1971 Reading 60+4 (20)
AS Oostende
Cheltenham Town
19??–1972 Weymouth
Keynsham Town
Managerial career
1972–19?? Reading Youth team manager
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gordon Williams (born 17 February 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside left. He made over 320 Football League appearances in the years after the Second World War.[1]

Career

Williams played locally in Bristol.[2] Peter Doherty signed Bobby Williams in May 1958 for Bristol City,[2][3] with Williams joining his boyhood club.[4] Williams moved from Bristol City to Rotherham United in February 1965 for £10,000.[2] Williams joined Bristol Rovers in March 1967.[2] Williams moved to Reading in August 1969.[2]

Bobby Williams then had spells with AS Oostende in Belgium, with Cheltenham Town under the management of former Bristol City player Bobby Etheridge and with Weymouth in the Southern League.[2] Bobby Williams was almost killed in a car crash in September 1972 which despite a playing comeback attempt with local Bristol club Keynsham Town brought an end to his playing career.[2] Williams then joined Reading as their youth team manager.[2]

Honours

with Bristol City

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry (1998). PFA Football League Players' Records 1946 – 1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Woods, David; Edwards, Leigh (1997). Bristol City FC - The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  3. ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
  4. ^ VIP Reading FC Interview/Article – April/May 2013 Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine royalsrendezvous.co.uk
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