Education
The Malta Football Association (Master of Fine Arts) quickly picked him to represent Malta as a youth International.
The Malta Football Association (Master of Fine Arts) quickly picked him to represent Malta as a youth International.
Williams learned to play soccer in the streets of Valletta. At the age of ten, he started playing organized soccer for the Valletta Lilywhites in the Valletta youth league. Williams entered Stella Maris College when he was 11 years old.
He represented his school"s top team on a regular basis.
During his playing days at the Independence Arena, Charlie was discovered by Valletta Football Club officials and was asked to join Valletta Football Club at the age of 13 years. At 16 years old, Charlie was the captain of the Valletta Football Club minors team, while also playing for the under-21 team and the Valletta Football Club reserves team on a regular basis.
Charlie Williams made his Valletta Football Club debut at age 17, playing a midfielder. He scored many important goals for Valletta Football Club, notably against Norwich City Football Club. Another crucial goal was against Floriana Football Club 3 minutes from time to give Valletta Football Club their 1962/63 championship.
At the age of 18, Charlie Williams made his International debut playing for the Malta National Football Team against Italy C. He also played for the Malta National Football Team at the Liguria, Italy tournament where Malta finished in 3rd place, beating Italy and tying the Netherlands.
At the age of 23, first Norwich City Football Club, and then the newly formed professional soccer league in the United States of America, National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), were recruiting Williams. In 1967 Charlie decided to sign a professional contract to play in the NPSL, which later became the NASL. Charlie was a pioneer in North American soccer, as he was one the first players to form the original founding teams. Among the American sides he played for were the Pittsburgh Phantoms, San Diego Toros, Dallas Tornado and Rochester Lancers.
He also played for Advanced Systems Limited sides Syracuse Scorpions, Syracuse Suns and Boston Astros.
When Williams retired from playing, he decided to take up a coaching career. In 1995 he was voted Best Coach in the State of New New York
He also founded and operated his own soccer academy from 1993 to 2006.