Adrian Williams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Reading | 196 | (14) |
| 1996–2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Reading (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Reading | 122 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Coventry City | 35 | (2) |
| 2005 | → Millwall (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Swindon Town | 28 | (0) |
| 2009 | Weston-super-Mare | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–2003 | Wales | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | Reading (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2006 | Swindon Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2010 | Bedford Town | ||
| 2011 | Didcot Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 20 January 2008 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC) |
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Adrian "Ady" Williams (born 16 August 1971, in Reading, England) is a former Wales international footballer and former Didcot Town manager.
Williams started his career with Reading, making his first appearance in the 1991–92 season. This first spell at Reading saw him established as a firm fans favourite. His talent and youth saw him play in every position for The Royals, from centre-forward to emergency goalkeeper, wearing every shirt number from 1–11, plus both substitute numbers 12 and 14, in the process. He was a regular in the side that missed out on promotion to the Premier League, eventually losing to Bolton Wanderers in the 1994–95 First Division Play-off Final at Wembley. Williams had scored the second goal in that game, giving them a 2–0 lead in the first half, before two late goals saw Bolton draw level and force extra time, going on to win the game 4–3 and seal a place in the FA Premier League – a level at which Williams would ultimately never play.
In 1996, he was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he remained until the 1999–2000 season. His time at Molineux was largely interrupted by injury; he made just 36 appearances in over three seasons.
He returned to Reading during the 1999–2000 season and played a crucial part in their rejuvenation under Alan Pardew and their promotion to back to the First Division in 2001–02. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Williams was voted the best centre back with 59.9% of the vote.
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