Graham Paddon

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Graham Paddon (born 24 August 1950 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.

Paddon made five League appearances for Coventry City, scoring one goal, before signing for Norwich City in October 1969 for £25,000. He played with the promotion winning team of 1972, and the team that reached the 1973 League Cup Final.

After 290 League appearances and 25 goals for the Canaries, Paddon joined West Ham United for £170,000 in 1973. He made 150 League and cup appearances and scored 20 goals in his three years at West Ham, featuring in the FA Cup Final of 1975 and the European Cup Winners Cup Final of 1976. He also played in the Charity Shield match against Derby County at the beginning of the 1975-76 season.

Paddon rejoined Norwich for £110,000 in November 1976, and later played in the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. On his return to England, he had a spell at Millwall where he made 5 League appearances and scored one goal.

In August 1985, Paddon joined the coaching staff at Portsmouth. He moved to Stoke City to become assistant manager in 1989, but returned to the south coast to work as Jim Smith's number two in 1991. In 1995, the pair were sacked. Paddon later worked as a scout for Derby County.

[edit] References

Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 92. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
West Ham Player List, last accessed January 15, 2007
Graham Paddon, westhamstats.info, last accessed January 15, 2007