Bert Williams: Former Wolves and England goalkeeper dies

Former Wolves and England goalkeeper Bert Williams has died, aged 93.

Williams joined Wolves from Walsall after the Second World War and went on to make 420 appearances for the club.

He won the FA Cup in 1949 and the Division One title in 1954 during a 14-season spell at Molineux.

Williams won 24 caps for England and was in goal for the 1-0 defeat by the United States at the 1950 World Cup. He was the oldest living England international prior to his death.

He received an MBE for services to football and charity in the Queen's Birthday honours list in June 2010.

Williams was involved in several fundraising campaigns for the Alzheimer's Society after his wife Evelyn died from the illness in 2002.

Wolves chairman Steve Morgan described Williams as "a fantastic footballer" and "a true gentleman who loved Wolves".

"As a young football fan who used to read about the achievements of that all-conquering Wolves team of the 1950s, it was an honour and a privilege to have been able to meet Bert on so many occasions since I arrived at the club in 2007.