Former England under-21 and `B` international, Darren Williams has finally signed for Blue Square Premier club Gateshead.
Williams began his career at York City, but made his name at Sunderland, for whom he signed in 1996. He moved to Cardiff City in 2004, then on Hartlepool United in 2005. He was released by Hartlepool in 2007, and played for Bradford City during the 2007/08 season.
He joined Scottish First Division side Dundee - where his former Sunderland team-mate Alex Rae was manager - on trial in July 2008 and played for them in their opening game of last season as they defeated Ross County and subsequently signed a one-year deal.
At the end of the season, however, he was told he was free to look for another club by new manager Jocky Scott.
He was to join Gateshead towards the end of August, but the deal was called off as he still had hopes of a return to the professional ranks and would have been unable to do so until January, even if joining Gateshead on a non-contract basis.
However, he finally put pen-to-paper and made his debut the same day in the 1-0 home defeat against Oxford United on Saturday.
