Date of birth | 20 October 1977 |
Place of birth | Chorley |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 75 kg |
Height | 1.70 m |
Position | Midfielder |
A product of the youth system at Preston North End, Paul signed for the club in January 1996.
He made his first team debut as a substitute a year later in January 1997 in a match against Watford and scored in his first full match against Wycombe Wanderers.
Paul could not become a regular and did not appear for almost a year, coming on as a substitute against Southend United on Easter Saturday 1998.
He kept his place for the rest of the season and became a regular early in the 1998-99 season, on the right side of midfield instead of his prefered central role.
A knee and ankle injuries disrupted the latter part of his season.
A hernia disrupted his 1999-2000 season but he did win a Division Two championship medal.
He was a regular in 2000-01 and became an increasingly important member of Preston's midfield, where he operated mostly on the left side.
Paul made his 100th senior appearance at Huddersfield Town in October 2000.
He went on to be a near ever-present in First Division matches, showing good stamina and deceptive pace.
He is a tireless box-to-box player who tackles back and covers well.
His value to the club was shown when he was given an extended contract in mid-season.
It was extended again in August 2004 to June 2008, then to June 2009 in November 2005 and to June 2011 in August 2008.
Paul joined Nottingham Forest in July 2009 with a three-year contract.
He joined Hull City in July 2011 with a two-year contract.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Preston North End | 02 Feb 1996 | 20 Jul 2009 | |
Nottingham Forest | 20 Jul 2009 | 01 Jul 2011 | |
Hull City | 01 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2013 | |
Fleetwood Town | 25 Jan 2013 | 31 May 2013 | L |
Bamber Bridge | 26 Sep 2014 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1998-99 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 |
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1999-00 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 |
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1999-00 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2000-01 | Preston North End | League Division 1 | 43 | 1 |
5 |
3
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2000-01 | Preston North End | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 2 | 1 |
1
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2001-02 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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2001-02 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Preston North End | League Division 1 | 37 | 1 |
4 |
1
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2002-03 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Preston North End | League Cup | 3 | ||||
2002-03 | Preston North End | League Division 1 | 39 | 2 |
3 |
6
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2003-04 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2003-04 | Preston North End | League Division 1 | 39 | 6 |
4
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2004-05 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Preston North End | League Championship | 37 | 2 |
3 |
8
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2004-05 | Preston North End | League Championship Play-Offs | 3 |
1
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2004-05 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Preston North End | League Championship | 40 | 1 |
2 |
7
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2005-06 | Preston North End | League Championship Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2006-07 | Preston North End | League Championship | 32 | 1 |
2 |
4
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2006-07 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2007-08 | Preston North End | League Championship | 33 |
5
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2008-09 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2008-09 | Preston North End | League Championship | 44 | 2 |
5
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2008-09 | Preston North End | League Championship Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2008-09 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2009-10 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 35 | 1 |
7
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2009-10 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship Play-Offs | 2 |
1
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2009-10 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2010-11 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2010-11 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 30 | 2 |
2 |
4
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2010-11 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship Play-Offs | 1 | ||||
2010-11 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 1 |
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2011-12 | Hull City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2011-12 | Hull City | League Championship | 37 | 4 |
10
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2011-12 | Hull City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2012-13 | Fleetwood Town | League Two | 15 |
2
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1
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2012-13 | Hull City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2012-13 | Hull City | League Championship | 6 | 3 |
2
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2012-13 | Hull City | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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26 Jan 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Oxford United | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
02 Feb 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Bradford City | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
09 Feb 2013 | Torquay United v Fleetwood Town | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
12 Feb 2013 | Oxford United v Fleetwood Town | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
16 Feb 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion | L | 0-4 | League Two | |
23 Feb 2013 | Aldershot Town v Fleetwood Town | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
26 Feb 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
02 Mar 2013 | Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
09 Mar 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Exeter City | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
16 Mar 2013 | Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
01 Apr 2013 | Southend United v Fleetwood Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
06 Apr 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Rochdale | L | 0-3 | League Two | |
13 Apr 2013 | Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
20 Apr 2013 | Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield | L | 1-3 | League Two | |
27 Apr 2013 | AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town | L | 2-1 | League Two |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.