Gareth Cyril Williams (born 30 October 1941 in Hendon) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Williams was playing local football in Hengoed when he was spotted by Cardiff City and signed professional terms with the club in June 1961. He settled quickly at Ninian Park winning a regular starting place the following year and was named club captain just three years after his arrival in 1964. He rarely missed a game in the next three years and hi...
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Gareth Cyril Williams (born 30 October 1941 in Hendon) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Williams was playing local football in Hengoed when he was spotted by Cardiff City and signed professional terms with the club in June 1961. He settled quickly at Ninian Park winning a regular starting place the following year and was named club captain just three years after his arrival in 1964. He rarely missed a game in the next three years and his good form prompted Bolton Wanderers to pay £45,000 to sign him in October 1967.
After a promising start, Wiliams suffered a severe loss of form as well as a poor disciplinary record. Matters were made worse when he was suspended by the club in November 1969 after refusing to train with the side as he felt he was being made a scapegoat for a run of poor results the club had suffered. He never managed to fully reproduce the form he had shown at Cardiff and in October 1971 he left Bolton to sign for Bury and eventually retired from football two...
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