Gwyn Williams (football manager)

Chelsea

Gwyn Williams joined Chelsea in 1979 and spent 27 years at Stamford Bridge where he served in a number of roles, including chief scout and as assistant manager under Claudio Ranieri, before eventually leaving the club in June 2006.{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-07 }} He credits himself with discovering John Terry and helping Chelsea make a £14 million profit on Tore André Flo.

Leeds United

Williams took up the post of technical director aimed mainly at scouting for Leeds United in 2006, following new chairman Ken Bates from Chelsea.{{cite news

Sexual harassment, homophobia and racism allegations

In July 2013, Williams was dismissed by Leeds for gross misconduct after emailing pornographic images of women to a number of colleagues, including a female receptionist.

Williams has been accused of making homophobic comments to former Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux. "He would wander up to me before training and say: 'Come on, poof, get your boots on'", Le Saux wrote in his 2007 autobiography.

In 2018, Williams, along with Chelsea manager Graham Rix, was accused of racism and physical assault by multiple trainees who were of school-age at the time. Both denied the allegations. After a seven-month investigation, the police decided there was insufficient evidence to take any action.

References

References

1. Holt, Sarah. (2006-07-25). "Scouting mission". BBC Sport.
2. Phillips, Michael. (30 January 2008). "McAllister era cheered but jeers for the Wise reign". The Guardian.
3. "Leeds United entitled to sack employee over obscene emails]".
4. Taylor, Daniel. (12 January 2018). "Graham Rix and Gwyn Williams accused of racism and bullying while at Chelsea". The Guardian.
5. (2022-02-07). "Chelsea pay damages after racism claims".