Brett Williams (born 19 March 1968) is an English former

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who played for

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

, Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town,

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

, Stockport County and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Williams started his career at Nottingham Forest having progressed through the youth ranks at the City Ground. He spent eight years at Forest as understudy to England international left-back

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and made 43 appearances in the league before being released in 1993 where he entered non-league football with Arnold Town. Due to an injury to Pearce, Williams played in the 1992 League Cup Final against

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, Forest losing 1–0. Whilst at Nottingham Forest, he had loan spells at Stockport County, Northampton Town,

and finally

for whom he made just two appearances.

Career statistics

Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Brett 1968 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Premier League players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Arnold Town F.C. players Footballers from Dudley