Steve Williams

Steven Charles Williams Date of Birth: Jul 12, 1958

Undoubtedly one of the finest midfield players of his generation, Steve started his League career at Southampton after coming up through the ranks and in ten years at the Dell played over 300 first team games for the Saints as well as earning six England caps.

Brilliant control and superb distribution were let down sometimes by an impetuous and argumentative streak but he still attracted a £550,000 bid from Arsenal in 1984 and on the bigger stage his talents shone through.

A fall-out with manager George Graham just before the Gunners were due to play Luton in the 1988 Littlewoods Cup final meant a parting of the ways and he perversely joined the Hatters that summer for a record fee of £300,000.

Sadly, he failed to show his England form at Kenilworth Road and became a misfit who was packed off on a free transfer to Exeter in 1991.

Steve still lives in the Exeter area where he is involved in property.