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Barrie Williams

Barrie Williams

Welsh football manager

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]

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Williams later emigrated to Spain,[5] where he died on 23 April 2018, aged 80.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Barrie Williams, football manager – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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    David Lacey (6 January 2012). "FA Cup suffers from bigger teams' neglect and minnows' growth". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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    "The FA Cup Managers". TheFA.com. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Monday 23 April - Barrie Williams". Hendon F.C. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Former Sutton boss Williams dies". BBC Sport.
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