Barrie Williams (23 September 1937 – 23 April 2018)[1] was a Welsh football coach. He managed Sutton United during the 1980s and the England women's team during 1991. In January 1989, Williams led Sutton United, of the Football Conference, to a notable FA Cup win over First Division side Coventry City. A teacher of English Literature by profession, Williams was known for quoting Shakespeare[2] and Kipling, as well as smoking a pipe.[3] Williams took charge of Hendon for their 1992–93 Isthmian League campaign.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barrie Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 2018 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1977–1979 | Sutton United (assistant) | ||
| 1979–1989 | Sutton United | ||
| 1991 | England Women | ||
| 1992–1993 | Hendon | ||
Williams later emigrated to Spain,[5] where he died on 23 April 2018, aged 80.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Barrie Williams, football manager – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ David Lacey (6 January 2012). "FA Cup suffers from bigger teams' neglect and minnows' growth". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "The FA Cup Managers". TheFA.com. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Monday 23 April - Barrie Williams". Hendon F.C. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Former Sutton boss Williams dies". BBC Sport.
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