Peter Williams (born 12 March 1954) is a Welsh football goalkeeping coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 12, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Colwyn Bay, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Llandudno Junction | |||
| Llandudno | |||
| Conwy United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Conwy United | |||
| –1973 | Rhyl | ||
| 1973–1975 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1985 | Telford United | ||
| 1985–1987 | Shifnal Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He most notably played for Preston North End under Bobby Charlton but spent a decade at Telford United. He has since been a professional goalkeeping coach for over 30 years, and has notably worked on the Premier League coaching staff at Sunderland as well as Northampton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bradford City, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Preston North End, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town.[1]
Playing career
editWilliams started out playing football as a 14 year old and turned out at youth level for Llandudno Junction, Llandudno Junction and Conwy United. He played in the Rhyl team that won the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1973.
Williamns then signed for Preston North End under the management of Bobby Charlton, playing alongside the likes of Nobby Stiles, Francis Burns, Mark Lawrenson, David Sadler and Tony Morley. With first team opportunities limited he joined Telford United, and although mainly an understudy to Kevin Charlton, he was part of several good cup runs including the 1985 FA Cup team that played against Everton.[2]
Coaching career
editInitially becoming a goalkeeping coach at Non-League Shifnall Town and later moved on to similar roles at Northampton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town. He also spent a brief spell as a guest trainer for S.S. Lazio[3] before working under Chris Kamara at Bradford City.
Williams joined the coaching staff at Premier League side Sunderland under Peter Reid and spent six seasons with before joining Billy Davies at Derby County[4] Preston North End and Nottingham Forest[5]
Williams worked closely with a number of recognised goalkeepers such as Andy Lonergan, Thomas Sorenson, Bernard Lama, Lee Camp, Karl Darlow.[6] and Mark Schwarzer.
On 21 December 2020, Williams joined the coaching staff at Grimsby Town under Ian Holloway but resigned two days later alongside him following a 2–1 home defeat to Bradford City.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-williams-36849994/?originalSubdomain=uk [self-published source]
- ^ Welton, Blake (28 February 2016). "From Llandudno Junction to Lazio, how goalkeeper coach Pete Williams has done it all". northwales. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "From Llandudno Junction to Lazio, how goalkeeper coach Pete Williams has done it all". 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Rams grab ex-Preston keeper coach". 8 July 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest confirm re-appointment of Billy Davies". The Independent. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Keeper coach Jonathan Gould will be a good addition at Preston North End says former team-mate". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "▶️Highlights & Reaction - Bradford City".
- ^ "Recap updates as Ian Holloway resigns as Grimsby Town manager". Grimsbylive. 23 December 2020.
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