after Arsenal lost to Manchester United in January 1988, Williams was dropped to allow Michael Thomas to push forward into midfield. Unable to reclaim his place in the side, Williams fell out with Graham, and in July 1988 he moved to Luton Town. In all he played 121 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals. Luton, Exeter and Derry City Williams spent three seasons at Luton, before finishing his career at Exeter City, where he was also assistant manager to his former Southampton colleague, Alan Ball. His eventually retired in 1993, after a brief playing spell at Derry City where he made his League of Ireland debut against Shamrock Rovers in October 1993. International career Williams played fourteen times for England's under-21s. He also won six caps for England, his debut coming against Australia on 12 June 1983. After football After retiring from football, he went into the magazine publishing business in Exeter. This turned out to be a very successful venture and he eventually sold out to a partner. By 2003, he became involved in a property development enterprise in Devon which is still in operation. Honours Southampton League Cup: 1979 – Runners-Up Medal Football League Division One: 1983–84 – Runners-Up Medal Arsenal League Cup: 1987 winner Individual Southampton F.C. Player of the Season: 1977 References External links 1958 births Living people Footballers from Romford English footballers England international footballers England B international footballers England under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Southampton F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Derry City F.C. players League of Ireland players Exeter City F.C. non-playing staff