Paul Williams (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Darren Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Derby County | 160 | (26) |
| 1989 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2001 | Coventry City | 169 | (5) |
| 2001 | → Southampton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Southampton | 39 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Stoke City | 19 | (0) |
| 2005 | Richmond Kickers | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 395 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Fredericksburg Gunners | ||
| 2015 | Brentford (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Nottingham Forest (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | England U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | England U20 (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Swansea City (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Darren Williams (born 26 March 1971) is an English former professional footballer. As a player, he was a centre back and midfielder from 1989 until 2005, most notably in the Premier League for Coventry City and Southampton, as well as in the Football League for Derby County and Stoke City. Upon his retirement he moved into coaching, working in the academies at Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers and with the England youth teams. He served Nottingham Forest as caretaker manager late in the 2015–16 season.
Born in Burton upon Trent, Williams began his career as a striker with Division One side Derby County and after moving back into midfield he made his debut during the 1989–90 season, making 10 appearances and scoring his first goal for the club. By 1991, Derby had been relegated to Division Two and Williams stepped up to score league 13 goals during the 1991–92 season, including a memorable hattrick in a 3–1 victory over Watford on 29 February 1992. His goals helped the Rams to a place in the playoffs, but the club's season ended after defeat to Blackburn Rovers in the semi-finals. By 1993 Williams had been converted into a central defender and he helped the team to 1994 Division One playoff Final, but Derby were denied a place in the Premier League by Leicester City and he found himself partly at fault for one of the Foxes' goals. He remained at the Baseball Ground until the end of the 1994–95 season, when a 9th-place finish saw Derby fail to qualify for the playoffs. Williams made 195 appearances and scored 33 goals during six seasons with the Rams.
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