Career
As a player she represented both England and Wales, and later managed Wales. Williams played at club level for Millwall Lionesses and spent two years in Italy with Juve Siderno. She signed for Arsenal Ladies in 1990, from where she joined Charlton Athletic Ladies in September 2004.
In her 14 years at Arsenal Williams amassed numerous trophies.
She captained The Gunners to their domestic treble in 2001. Williams played for both England and Wales at international level
Williams joined the coaching staff at Arsenal"s Centre of Excellence, later taking on a similar role at Watford, before becoming the manager of the Welsh national team in 2000. In May 2003 Williams was highly critical of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) for pulling the women"s team out of the 2005 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Championship qualification tournament.
Williams became manager of Watford Ladies in the 2006 close season and led the side to promotion to the FA Women"s Premier League at the end of the campaign.
She stood down from the post in November 2009.