Chris Bart-Williams

Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams (born 16 June 1974) is an English former footballer. His position was defence or midfield.

Chris Bart-Williams

Bart-Williams in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams
Date of birth	(1974-06-16) 16 June 1974[1]
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing 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)
National team
	England U19	7	(0)
1992–1995	England U21	16	(2)
1994	England B	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bart-Williams grew up in North London and attended The School of St. David's and St Katharine's in Hornsey. He represented his school, borough (Haringey), county (Middlesex), and adopted country (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.

He was formerly an assistant coach for SoccerPlus Connecticut, a women's team in the WPSL in America.[2] He also served as an assistant coach for the Quinnipiac University men's soccer team for six years.[3]

Bart-Williams now lives in the U.S. and runs his own soccer training and college recruiting service, CBW Soccer Elite, assisting American and international student-athletes with college placement. In addition, Bart-Williams provides technical advice to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy program at Charlotte Soccer Academy and is the head of Gulliver Schools' boys' soccer program in Miami, Florida.

Playing career

Leyton Orient

When he was just 16 years old, Bart-Williams launched his professional career with Leyton Orient. He made 36 appearances with the club and scored twice.

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of £275,000 in 1991, the year they won promotion to the Football League First Division and were also winners of the Football League Cup.

Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Bart-Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an attacking midfielder. On 12 April 1993, he scored a hat-trick against Southampton in a 5–2 win.[4]

Bart-Williams played for Wednesday as a substitute in the 1993 FA Cup Final replacing Chris Waddle in the first game and Roland Nilsson towards the end of the replay.

He also helped the Owls reach the Football League Cup semi-finals in the 1993–94 season and also appeared in their short-lived UEFA Cup campaign (the club's first European run since the 1960s) the previous season.

Nottingham Forest

After four years, he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of £2.5 million. Bart-Williams had a successful spell with Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score 35 goals, even being the club's top scorer in the 2000–2001 season, and was often clinical from free kicks and penalties.

During a game in 2000, Forest tried to experiment with their formation by playing 3–5–2 and played Bart-Williams as a sweeper. This experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham Forest won 5–0 against Burnley, with Bart-Williams scoring twice.[5]

In 2001, Forest found themselves in financial difficulties and had to sell their better players. Bart-Williams turned down moves to Southampton[6] and Birmingham City[7]

Charlton Athletic

In December 2001, Bart-Williams left Forest, signing for Charlton Athletic, initially on a short-term contract.[8] In May 2002 he signed a new two-year deal at the club.[9] Bart-Williams had 20 appearances and two goals.

Ipswich Town

After spending two seasons with Charlton, Bart-Williams moved to Ipswich Town, initially on loan in September 2003,[10] and then permanently for the rest of the 2003–04 season. He was released the end of the season and decided to move away from English football.

APOEL

Next for Bart-Williams was a move to APOEL in Cyprus in September 2004. He had been linked with a return to Nottingham Forest, although the rumour was denied by Forest.[11]

Marsaxlokk

After unsuccessful attempts to lure Paul Gascoigne to the club, on 6 August 2005 Maltese team Marsaxlokk signed Bart-Williams.[12] But he managed only eight appearances and was sent home only two months into his three-year contract.

Coaching career

After retiring from professional play, Bart-Williams moved to the United States to coach alongside former U.S. Women's National Team head coach Tony DiCicco. He served as an assistant for the Boston Breakers, a team in the Women's Professional Soccer League. He also was head coach of their reserve squads under the SoccerPlus Connecticut club. Bart-Williams joined the Quinnipiac University men's soccer program as an assistant coach, helping to lead them to a 2013 MAAC Conference championship and the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Bart-Williams now runs an international soccer training and college recruiting service, CBW Soccer Elite, placing talented student-athletes in American college soccer programs. Bart-Williams is also a consultant to Charlotte Soccer Academy's U.S. Soccer Development Academy program and is the head of Gulliver Schools' boys' soccer program in Miami, Florida.

Career statistics

Source: Chris Bart-Williams at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leyton Orient	1990–91	Third Division	21	2	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	2
	1991–92	Third Division	15	0	0	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	Total		36	2	0	0	4	0	2	0	42	2
Sheffield Wednesday	1991–92	First Division	15	0	1	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	1
	1992–93	Premier League	34	6	4	0	7	1	3[lower-alpha 3]	2	48	9
	1993–94	Premier League	37	8	4	1	5	1	—		46	10
	1994–95	Premier League	38	2	3	0	4	2	—		45	4
	Total		124	16	12	2	16	4	4	2	156	24
Nottingham Forest	1995–96	Premier League	33	0	7	0	2	0	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	50	0
	1996–97	Premier League	16	1	2	0	3	0	—		21	1
	1997–98	First Division	33	4	0	0	3	0	—		36	4
	1998–99	Premier League	24	3	1	0	2	0	—		27	3
	1999–2000	First Division	38	5	3	2	2	1	—		43	8
	2000–01	First Division	46	14	1	0	2	1	—		49	15
	2001–02	First Division	17	3	0	0	2	1	—		19	4
	Total		207	30	14	2	16	3	8	0	245	35
Charlton Athletic	2001–02	Premier League	16	1	2	0	0	0	—		18	1
	2002–03	Premier League	13	1	2	0	0	0	—		15	1
	Total		29	2	4	0	0	0	—		33	2
Ipswich Town	2003–04	First Division	26	2	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	28	2
Career total			422	52	31	4	36	7	15	2	504	65

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in Full Members' Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearance in First Division play-offs

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

• Football League Cup runner-up: 1992–93
• FA Cup runner-up: 1992–93

Nottingham Forest

• Football League First Division: 1997–98

England U19

• FIFA World Youth Championship Third place: 1993

Individual

• Nottingham Forest Player of the Year: 2000–01[13]

References

1. "Chris Bart-Williams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
2. Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. Andrews, Phil (13 April 1993). "Wednesday's strength in depth". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "Nottm Forest 5-0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 25 October 2000.
6. "Saints target Bart-Williams". BBC News. 5 November 2001.
7. "Bart-Williams snubs Blues". BBC News. 12 September 2001.
8. "Charlton swoop for Bart-Williams". BBC News. 3 December 2001.
9. "Bart-Williams secures deal". BBC News. 12 June 2002.
10. "Ipswich complete Bart-Williams deal". BBC News. 11 September 2003.
11. "Forest snub Bart-Williams". BBC News. 4 September 2004.
12. "Bart-Williams form". Uefa.com. 22 June 2013.
13. "Players of the Season 2000's". Nottingham Forest F.C. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

External links

• Chris Bart-Williams at Marsaxlokkfc.com
• Chris Bart-Williams' at Soccerbase
• CBW Soccer Elite