Paul Heald

Date of birth20 September 1968
Place of birthWath-on-Dearne
NationalityEnglish
Weight89 kg
Height1.89 m
PositionGoalkeeper

A little unlucky not to have taken over the keeper's jersey at Wimbledon following the departure of Neil Sullivan, Paul Heald was second choice to Kelvin Davis in 2000-01, being restricted to just a couple of appearances from the subs' bench and a place in the starting line-up for the final game of the season against Norwich City.

A firm favourite of the Dons' supporters, he has good command over his box and possesses an extremely powerful kick.

Paul announced his retirement in February 2004 due to a knee injury but he remained on the club's coaching staff and they retained his playing registration.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sheffield United 30 Jun 1987 02 Dec 1988
Leyton Orient 02 Dec 1988 25 Jul 1995
Coventry City 10 Mar 1992 29 Mar 1992 L
Crystal Palace 01 Aug 1992 10 Nov 1992 L
Swindon Town 24 Mar 1994 08 May 1994 L
Wimbledon 25 Jul 1995 21 Jun 2004
Sheffield Wednesday 22 Jan 2002 22 Apr 2002 L
Milton Keynes Dons 21 Jun 2004 30 Jun 2005

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1991-92 Coventry City League Division One 2 1 1
1993-94 Swindon Town Premier League 1
1
5
1995-96 Wimbledon League Cup 2 8
1995-96 Wimbledon Premier League 18 2 33
1
1996-97 Wimbledon Premier League 2 3
1997-98 Wimbledon League Cup 2 2
1998-99 Wimbledon League Cup 2 3
1999-00 Wimbledon Premier League 1 1
2000-01 Wimbledon League Division 1 1
2
2001-02 Sheffield Wednesday League Cup 1 4
2001-02 Sheffield Wednesday League Division 1 5 1 8
2001-02 Wimbledon League Division 1 4 8
1
2003-04 Wimbledon League Division 1 10 1 22
1


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
19 Aug 1995 Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers W 3-2 Premier League
23 Aug 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Wimbledon W 0-3 Premier League
26 Aug 1995 Manchester United v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
30 Aug 1995 Wimbledon v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 Premier League
09 Sep 1995 Wimbledon v Liverpool W 1-0 Premier League
16 Sep 1995 Aston Villa v Wimbledon L 2-0 Premier League
19 Sep 1995 Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic L 4-5 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
23 Sep 1995 Wimbledon v Leeds United L 2-4 Premier League
30 Sep 1995 Tottenham Hotspur v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
03 Oct 1995 Charlton Athletic v Wimbledon D 3-3
Agg: 8-7
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
16 Oct 1995 Wimbledon v West Ham United L 0-1 Premier League
21 Oct 1995 Newcastle United v Wimbledon L 6-1 Premier League
28 Oct 1995 Wimbledon v Southampton L 1-2 Premier League
18 Nov 1995 Wimbledon v Middlesbrough D 0-0 Premier League
22 Nov 1995 Manchester City v Wimbledon L 1-0 Premier League
25 Nov 1995 Coventry City v Wimbledon D 3-3 Premier League
03 Dec 1995 Wimbledon v Newcastle United D 3-3 Premier League
09 Dec 1995 Leeds United v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
16 Dec 1995 Wimbledon v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Premier League
23 Dec 1995 Wimbledon v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 Premier League
03 Mar 1997 Coventry City v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
09 Apr 1997 Wimbledon v Aston Villa L 0-2 Premier League
16 Sep 1997 Wimbledon v Millwall W 5-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Oct 1997 Millwall v Wimbledon W 1-4
Agg: 2-9
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
15 Sep 1998 Portsmouth v Wimbledon L 2-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
22 Sep 1998 Wimbledon v Portsmouth W 4-1
Agg: 5-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
11 Mar 2000 Wimbledon v Leicester City W 2-1 Premier League
13 Jan 2001 Wimbledon v Preston North End W 3-1 League Division 1
10 Apr 2001 Wimbledon v Burnley L 0-2 League Division 1
06 May 2001 Wimbledon v Norwich City D 0-0 League Division 1
25 Aug 2001 Wimbledon v Norwich City L 0-1 League Division 1
27 Aug 2001 Preston North End v Wimbledon D 1-1 League Division 1
09 Sep 2001 Watford v Wimbledon L 3-0 League Division 1
12 Sep 2001 Wimbledon v Portsmouth D 3-3 League Division 1
23 Aug 2003 Wimbledon v Crystal Palace L 1-3 League Division 1
27 Sep 2003 Wimbledon v Burnley D 2-2 League Division 1
30 Sep 2003 Wimbledon v Sheffield United L 1-2 League Division 1
04 Oct 2003 Preston North End v Wimbledon L 1-0 League Division 1
15 Oct 2003 Coventry City v Wimbledon L 1-0 League Division 1
18 Oct 2003 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon L 6-0 League Division 1
21 Oct 2003 West Bromwich Albion v Wimbledon W 0-1 League Division 1
25 Oct 2003 Wimbledon v Watford L 1-3 League Division 1
01 Nov 2003 Wimbledon v Bradford City W 2-1 League Division 1
08 Nov 2003 Rotherham United v Wimbledon L 3-1 League Division 1


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.