Date of birth | 22 January 1976 |
Place of birth | Easington |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 84 kg |
Height | 1.83 m |
Position | Midfielder |
Unable to break into the Burnley team at the start of 2000-01, Paul spent two months on loan at Oldham Athletic where he made a handful of appearances before being struck down by a freak injury when he fell down an uncovered manhole.
This put him out of action for several weeks and, on returning to fitness, he finally broke through to the Clarets' first team shortly before Christmas, before enjoying another brief run in the starting line-up towards the end of the campaign when injuries gave him an opportunity in the left-wing-back-role.
Paul poses a threat going forward with his speed and accurate crosses and when he scored against QPR in March he ended a four-year spell without a goal.
Paul was made available for transfer by Sheffield Wednesday in July 2004.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Burnley | 10 Jul 1994 | 30 Jun 2001 | |
Oldham Athletic | 22 Sep 2000 | 15 Oct 2000 | L |
Oxford United | 28 Aug 2001 | 04 Sep 2001 | T |
Colchester United | 05 Sep 2001 | 12 Sep 2001 | T |
Hartlepool United | 22 Oct 2001 | 29 Oct 2001 | T |
Hartlepool United | 02 Nov 2001 | 30 Jun 2003 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 01 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2005 | |
Preston North End | 31 Jul 2004 | 06 Aug 2004 | T |
Burton Albion | 28 Nov 2005 | 02 Dec 2005 | T |
Alfreton Town | 06 Jan 2006 | 31 Jan 2006 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 31 Jan 2006 | 20 Apr 2006 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1996-97 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Burnley | League Division 1 | 10 | 4 |
1 |
5
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2000-01 | Oldham Athletic | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Oldham Athletic | League Division 2 | 3 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Hartlepool United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Hartlepool United | League Division 3 | 30 | 1 |
4 |
2
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2001-02 | Hartlepool United | League Division 3 Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2002-03 | Hartlepool United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2002-03 | Hartlepool United | League Division 3 | 15 | 9 |
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2003-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | LDV Vans Trophy | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Division 2 | 12 | 7 |
2 |
3
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2004-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | League One | 7 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.