Former Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Bart-Williams has died at the age of 49, as announced by Sheffield Wednesday. He passed away in the US, where he was working as a mentor and coach.
This news came as both Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest were mourning the death of former striker Trevor Francis, who was 69 and passed away on Monday. Francis, known as the first British £1 million player, was also Bart-Williams’ manager at Hillsborough.
“Bart-Williams’ untimely passing mirrors that of his manager at Hillsborough, Trevor Francis, who also died on this, one of the darkest days in our long history,” read a statement from the club. “Our thoughts are with Chris’ and Trevor’s families and friends at this devastating time.”
Sierra Leone-born Bart-Williams began his career as a trainee at Leyton Orient. He made over 150 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday and played in the 1993 FA Cup final and replay, the same year the team also reached the League Cup final.
Bart-Williams, who grew up in London and represented England at the U21 level, earned a £2.5 million move to Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in July 1995.
He won the First Division title with Forest in the 1997/98 season and was the club’s top scorer and player of the year in the 2000/01 season, despite primarily playing as a defensive midfielder.
Bart-Williams played 248 games for Forest and later had spells with Charlton and Ipswich before finishing his playing career with stints in Cyprus and Malta.
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