Date of birth | 04 March 1962 |
Place of birth | Hillingdon |
Nationality | English |
Position | Midfielder/Forward |
Notably, Paul was the first black player in Chelsea's first team.
He helped Chelsea win the 2nd Division Championship in 1984 and scored some spectacular goals before moving on to Reading.
Paul suffered a dislocated knee, a torn cartilage and a rupture to his cruciate ligament in a match against Sunderland on 21 October 1986 that effectively ended his professional career at the age of 24.
His memoir, Black And Blue, won a number of awards including Best Autobiography in the National Sporting Club's 2009 Book Awards and Best Autobiography in the 2009 British Sports Book Awards.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Chelsea | 01 Dec 1981 | 01 Aug 1986 | |
Reading | 01 Aug 1986 | 30 Jun 1988 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1981-82 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 1 | 2 |
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1982-83 | Chelsea | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1982-83 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 16 | 3 |
3 |
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1983-84 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1983-84 | Chelsea | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1983-84 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 17 | 3 |
6 |
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1984-85 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
1 |
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1984-85 | Chelsea | League Cup | 5 | 4 |
2 |
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1984-85 | Chelsea | League Division One | 15 | 9 |
1 |
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1985-86 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 |
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1985-86 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | 2 |
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1985-86 | Chelsea | League Division One | 4 | 9 |
1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.