Gifton Noel-Williams
Gifton Ruben Elisha Noel-Williams (born 21 January 1980) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a striker for Watford, Stoke City and Burnley among other clubs. After a serious knee injury in 1999, he was affected by rheumatoid arthritis for much of the rest of his career.
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Noel-Williams with the Austin Aztex in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gifton Ruben Elisha Noel-Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Islington St Mary's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Watford | 169 | (33) |
| 2003–2005 | Stoke City | 88 | (23) |
| 2005–2007 | Burnley | 51 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2007 | Real Murcia | 10 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Elche | 21 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Austin Aztex | 16 | (3) |
| 2010 | DFW Tornados | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Daventry Town | ||
| 2017 | Codicote | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Burnham | ||
| 2017 | Codicote | ||
| 2021 | Watford Women (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Real Kashmir | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He retired from professional football in 2010 and moved into coaching, briefly managing Burnham in 2016 and Codicote in 2017 and was the interim manager of Watford Women. In 2023, he managed Real Kashmir in India. Gifton tipped Chris Wilder to be the next Stoke manager while Alex Neil got appointed a few hours earlier.
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