Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams (born June 16 1974 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a British professional footballer currently playing for Maltese team Marsaxlokk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marsaxlokk | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
When he was just 16 years old, Bart-Williams launched his professional career with Leyton Orient. After 36 games with Orient, Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of £275,000. Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an offensive midfielder.
After 4 years he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of £2.5 million. Williams had a successful spell with Nottingham Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score a number of goals, especially free kicks and penalties.
In the year 2000 Nottingham tried out an experiment by playing the formation 3-5-2 and by playing Williams as a sweeper. The experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham won 5-0.
In December 2001, Williams played for Charlton Athletic as Nottingham Forest were in financial difficulties and had to sell players. Charlton usually played Williams in the middle of the pitch, as a playmaker. He had a very positive two seasons with Charlton.
Following the two years with Charlton, Williams signed for Ipswich Town for the season, at the end of which he moved to APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus.
In 2005, he joined Marsaxlokk becoming the biggest name to ever play in the Maltese Football League.
External links
- Chris Bart-Williams at Soccerbase