Graham Evan Williams (born 2 April 1938) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire 17-year professional career at West Bromwich Albion.
After leaving Albion in 1972 he took up the post of player-manager with Weymouth, with whom he remained until 1975. In November 1981, he was appointed chief coach of Cardiff City, taking over from Richie Morgan, who moved to a general manager's role. After a disastrous run of nine losses in fifteen games, both Williams and Morgan were sacked in February 1982, with Len Ashurst taking over at Ninian Park. Williams took several coaching jobs abroad including steering Finnish team RoPS to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup.[1] Later on in his career he served as the assistant manager of the Welsh national side under Bobby Gould, and held a scouting role at Cheltenham Town while Bobby Gould was manager of the team.
Notable incidents
Williams was probably part of one of the best compliments to George Best, based on fact but with some poetic licence...
"Will you stand still for a minute so I can look at your face?" asked an exhausted Williams of Best.
"Why?" asked Best in return.
"Because all I've ever seen of you," explained Williams, "is your backside disappearing down the touchline."[2]
References
^. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. 246–247. ISBN1-85983-474-4.
"The Best and worst of a legend". BBC Sport. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
External links
December 29, 2022
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