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Chris Bart-Williams
English footballer (1974–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams (16 June 1974 – 24 July 2023) was a football coach and professional player. Born in Sierra Leone, he represented England internationally.
![]() Bart-Williams in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams | ||
Date of birth | (1974-06-16)16 June 1974[1] | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Date of death | 24 July 2023(2023-07-24) (aged 49) | ||
Place of death | Miami, Florida, US[2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1990 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | 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) | |
International career | |||
England U19 | 7 | (0) | |
1992–1995 | England U21 | 16 | (2) |
1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Boston Breakers (assistant coach) | |||
SoccerPlus Connecticut | |||
Quinnipiac Bobcats (assistant coach) | |||
CBW Soccer Elite | |||
Gulliver Raiders | |||
2022–2023 | Dade County F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a defender and midfielder and notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and Charlton Athletic. He also played in the Football League for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town, in Cyprus with APOEL and in Malta with Marsaxlokk. Born in Sierra Leone, He was capped by 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.
Following retirement, Bart-Williams moved into coaching in the United States and notably worked as assistant coach of Women's Premier Soccer League side SoccerPlus Connecticut.