Chris Bart-Williams
 Bart-Williams in a Nottingham Forest shirt | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Leyton Orient | 36 | (2) |
| 1991–1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | 124 | (16) |
| 1995–2002 | Nottingham Forest | 207 | (30) |
| 2001–2002 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Ipswich Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | APOEL | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Marsaxlokk | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 449 | (52) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1996 | England U21 | 16 | (2) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams (born 16 June 1974) is a former footballer. His position was defence or midfield.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bart-Williams grew up in North London and attended St. David's School and St Katharine in Hornsey. He represented his school, borough (Haringey), county (Middlesex), and adopted country (England) at youth level and went on to play for England under-21s and was called up to train with the senior squad although he never won a full England cap.
He was formerly an assistant coach for SoccerPlus Connecticut, a women's team in the WPSL in America.[1] He also worked at Quinnipiac University as an assistant coach for the soccer team.[2]
Playing career
Leyton Orient
When he was just 16 years old, Bart-Williams launched his professional career with Leyton Orient. He made 36 appearances with the club and scored twice.
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of £275,000 in 1991, the year they won promotion to the Football League First Division and were also winners of the Football League Cup.
Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Bart-Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an attacking midfielder. On 12 April 1993, he scored a hat-trick against Southampton in a 5–2 win.[3]
Bart-Williams played for Wednesday as a substitute in the 1993 FA Cup Final replacing Chris Waddle in the first game and Roland Nilsson towards the end of the replay.
He also helped the Owls reach the Football League Cup semi-finals in the 1993–94 season and also appeared in their short-lived UEFA Cup campaign (the club's first European run since the 1960s) the previous season.
Nottingham Forest
After four years, he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of £2.5 million. Bart-Williams had a successful spell with Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score 35 goals, even being the clubs top scorer in the 2000-2001 season, and was often clinical from free kicks and penalties.
During a game in 2000, Forest tried to experiment their formation by playing 3–5–2 and played Bart-Williams as a sweeper, this experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham Forest won 5–0.
In 2001, Forest found themselves in financial difficulties and had to sell their better players. Bart-Williams turned down moves to Southampton[4] and Birmingham City[5]
Charlton Athletic
In December 2001, Bart-Williams left Forest, signing for Charlton Athletic, initially on a short-term contract.[6] In May 2002 he signed a new two-year deal at the club.[7] Bart-Williams had 20 appearances and two goals.
Ipswich Town
After spending two seasons with Charlton, Bart-Williams moved to Ipswich Town, initially on loan in September 2003,[8] and then permanently for the rest of the 2003–04 season. He was released the end of the season and decided to move away from English football.
APOEL
Next for Bart-Williams was a move to APOEL in Cyprus in September 2004. He had been linked with a return to Nottingham Forest, although the rumour was denied by Forest.[9]
Marsaxlokk
After unsuccessful attempts to lure Paul Gascoigne to the club, on 6 August 2005 Maltese team Marsaxlokk signed Bart-Williams.[10] But he managed only eight appearances and was sent home only two months into his three-year contract.
Honours
- Football League First Division: 1998
- Football League Cup: Runner-up 1993
- FA Cup: Runner-up 1993
- FIFA World Youth Championship: Third place 1993
References
- ↑ Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑
- ↑ Andrews, Phil (13 April 1993). "Wednesday's strength in depth". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Saints target Bart-Williams". BBC News. 5 November 2001.
- ↑ "Bart-Williams snubs Blues". BBC News. 12 September 2001.
- ↑ "Charlton swoop for Bart-Williams". BBC News. 3 December 2001.
- ↑ "Bart-Williams secures deal". BBC News. 12 June 2002.
- ↑ "Ipswich complete Bart-Williams deal". BBC News. 11 September 2003.
- ↑ "Forest snub Bart-Williams". BBC News. 4 September 2004.
- ↑ "Bart-Williams form". Uefa.com. 22 June 2013.
