Paul Bracewell
| Date of birth | 19 July 1962 |
| Place of birth | Heswall |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
With Everton, 1st Division Champion 1985 FA Cup runner-up 1985, 1986, 1989 ECW Cup winner 1985.
With Newcastle United, 1st Division Champion 1993. Only a month after leading Sunderland out in the 1992 FA Cup Final, Kevin Keegan persuaded Paul to make the brave move to St James' Park. He mastered the commendable art of doing the simple things well as he anchored United's midfield.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 01 Feb 1980 | 01 Jul 1983 | |
| Sunderland | 01 Jul 1983 | 01 May 1984 | |
| Everton | 01 May 1984 | 01 Aug 1989 | |
| Sunderland | 01 Aug 1989 | 01 Jun 1992 | |
| Newcastle United | 01 Jun 1992 | 01 May 1995 | |
| Sunderland | 01 May 1995 | 01 Oct 1997 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1984-85 | Everton | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Everton | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Everton | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1984-85 | Everton | League Division One | 37 | 2 |
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| 1984-85 | Everton | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 8 | 1 |
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| 1985-86 | Everton | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Everton | FA Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Everton | League Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 1985-86 | Everton | League Division One | 38 | 3 |
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| 1987-88 | Everton | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 1987-88 | Everton | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Everton | FA Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Everton | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Everton | League Division One | 20 | 2 |
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| 1991-92 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 1992-93 | Newcastle United | League Division 1 | 19 | 6 |
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| 1993-94 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1993-94 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1993-94 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 32 | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 13 | 3 |
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| 1995-96 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Sunderland | Premier League | 38 |
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| 1997-98 | Fulham | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Fulham | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Fulham | League Cup | 4 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1984 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | FA Charity Shield | |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1984 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1984 | Everton v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1984 | Everton v Coventry City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1984 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1984 | University College Dublin v Everton | D | 0-0 | ECW Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Everton v Southampton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1984 | Sheffield United v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 29 Sep 1984 | Watford v Everton | W | 4-5 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1984 | Everton v University College Dublin | W |
1-0 Agg: 1-0 |
ECW Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 06 Oct 1984 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1984 | Everton v Sheffield United | W |
4-0 Agg: 6-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 13 Oct 1984 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Liverpool v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1984 | Slovan Bratislava v Everton | W | 0-1 | ECW Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 27 Oct 1984 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1984 | Manchester United v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Nov 1984 | Everton v Leicester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1984 | Everton v Slovan Bratislava | W |
3-0 Agg: 4-0 |
ECW Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 10 Nov 1984 | West Ham United v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1984 | Everton v Stoke City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1984 | Everton v Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 24 Nov 1984 | Norwich City v Everton | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1984 | Everton v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1984 | Queens Park Rangers v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1984 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1984 | Sunderland v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Dec 1984 | Ipswich Town v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1985 | Everton v Luton Town | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1985 | Leeds United v Everton | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1985 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1985 | Everton v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 02 Feb 1985 | Everton v Watford | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Everton v Telford United | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Leicester City v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1985 | Manchester United v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1985 | Everton v Fortuna Sittard | W | 3-0 | ECW Cup | 3rd round 1st leg |
| 09 Mar 1985 | Everton v Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Ipswich Town v Everton | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Aston Villa v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Southampton v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1985 | Everton v Sunderland | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1985 | Bayern München v Everton | D | 0-0 | ECW Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Everton v Luton Town | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 16 Apr 1985 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Stoke City v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1985 | Everton v Bayern München | W |
3-1 Agg: 3-1 |
ECW Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Everton v Norwich City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1985 | Everton v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 May 1985 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 May 1985 | Rapid Wien v Everton | W | 1-3 | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | Final |
| 18 May 1985 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | Final |
| 26 May 1985 | Coventry City v Everton | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 2-0 | FA Charity Shield | |
| 17 Aug 1985 | Leicester City v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Everton v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1985 | Everton v Birmingham City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v Everton | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1985 | Queens Park Rangers v Everton | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Everton v Luton Town | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1985 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1985 | Everton v AFC Bournemouth | W | 3-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 28 Sep 1985 | Aston Villa v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1985 | Everton v Oxford United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1985 | AFC Bournemouth v Everton | W |
0-2 Agg: 2-5 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Chelsea v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Everton v Watford | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1985 | Shrewsbury Town v Everton | W | 1-4 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 02 Nov 1985 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1985 | Everton v Arsenal | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1985 | Ipswich Town v Everton | W | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1985 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1985 | Chelsea v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Nov 1985 | Southampton v Everton | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1985 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 4th round replay |
| 14 Dec 1985 | Everton v Leicester City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1985 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1985 | Everton v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1986 | Newcastle United v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Jan 1986 | Everton v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1986 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1986 | Everton v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Feb 1986 | Liverpool v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 08 Mar 1986 | Luton Town v Everton | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 12 Mar 1986 | Everton v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Everton v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Luton Town v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Manchester United v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1986 | Everton v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Arsenal v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1986 | Watford v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Everton v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1986 | Oxford United v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1986 | Everton v Southampton | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 May 1986 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | Final |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Sheffield Wednesday v Everton | W | 0-5 | FA Cup | 3rd round 3rd replay |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 24 Feb 1988 | Arsenal v Everton | L |
3-1 Agg: 4-1 |
League Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 03 Dec 1988 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1988 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1988 | Bradford City v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 17 Dec 1988 | Queens Park Rangers v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1988 | Everton v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Everton v Coventry City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1989 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1989 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1989 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 14 Jan 1989 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1989 | Luton Town v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1989 | Plymouth Argyle v Everton | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 14 Feb 1989 | Everton v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1989 | Everton v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1989 | Everton v Wimbledon | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 22 Mar 1989 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1989 | Everton v Millwall | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1989 | Middlesbrough v Everton | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1989 | Everton v Queens Park Rangers | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1989 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1989 | Everton v Charlton Athletic | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1989 | Everton v Norwich City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 22 Apr 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1989 | Everton v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1989 | Norwich City v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 May 1989 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 May 1989 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 3-2 | FA Cup | Final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1982-83 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 3 | 1 |
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| 1983-84 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 8 | ||||
| 1984-85 | England | City Tournament | 1 |
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| 1984-85 | England | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1984-85 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 1985-86 | England | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 21 Sep 1982 | Denmark v England | W | 1-4 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Greece v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 29 Mar 1983 | England v Greece | W | 2-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 26 Apr 1983 | England v Hungary | W | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 20 Sep 1983 | England v Denmark | W | 4-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Hungary v England | W | 0-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 28 Feb 1984 | England v France | W | 6-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Quarter-final |
| 28 Mar 1984 | France v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Quarter-final |
| 18 Apr 1984 | England v Italy | W | 3-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
| 02 May 1984 | Italy v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
| 17 May 1984 | Spain v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Final |
| 24 May 1984 | England v Spain | W | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Final |
| 13 Nov 1984 | Turkey v England | D | 0-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 3 |
| 12 Jun 1985 | England v Germany | W | 3-0 | City Tournament | |
| 16 Jun 1985 | USA v England | W | 0-5 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Nov 1985 | England v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.