Williams was drafted in as cover before the away fixture at Brighton as injuries threatened the loss of Warren Feeney, Steve Fletcher and James Hayter all at the same time.
Unfortuately for Gareth he was restricted to just 19 minutes during his loan spell, but as Manager Sean O'Driscoll pointed out "With the help of Playershare this is the first time we have been able to bring someone in before a crisis".