Paul Brayson

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Personal information
Paul Brayson
Full name	Paul Brayson
Date of birth	September 16, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5ft 4in
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Northwich Victoria
Number	10
Youth clubs
1995–98	Newcastle United
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997 1998–2000 2000–02 2002–04 2004–present 2005	Swansea City (loan) Reading Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Northwich Victoria Gateshead (loan)	11 (5) 42 (1) 82 (19) 51 (8) 47 (20) - (-)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 4 October 2006.

Paul Brayson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 16th September 1977, signing for his home town team of Newcastle United in the summer of 1995, and the then manager, Kevin Keegan.

In the 2005/2006 football season, he made history by becoming the first player ever to win two player of the rounds in The F.A. Cup.

Paul has played for a number of teams in his career, starting of at Newcastle United F.C. before moving to Swansea on loan. He signed permanently for Reading when leaving Newcastle, then moving on to Cardiff City F.C. and Cheltenham Town F.C. before dropping out of the Football League, moving to Northwich Victoria, then to Gateshead on loan, and then back to Northwich during the 2005-06 season, participating in a fine F.A. Cup run with the Vics before being knocked out by Premiership club Sunderland. During that FA Cup run Brayson won the FA Player of the Round twice, becoming the first player to do so. He is also regarded as a fans favorite with the Northwich supporters.