Graham Paddon
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| Graham Paddon | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Charles Paddon | |
| Date of birth | 24 August 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Date of death | 19 November 2007 (aged 57) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1968-1969 1969-1973 1973-1976 1976-1981 1981 |
Coventry City Norwich City West Ham United Norwich City → Millwall (loan) |
5 (1) 162 (19) 115 (11) 128 (6) 5 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Graham Charles Paddon (24 August 1950 – 19 November 2007) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder.
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. He finished his career in Hong Kong with Eastern AA.
In August 1985, Paddon joined the coaching staff at Portsmouth, working under Alan Ball. He moved to Stoke City to become Ball's assistant in October 1989, but returned to the south coast to work as Jim Smith's number two in the spring of 1991. In March 1995, the pair were sacked. Paddon later worked as a scout for Derby County, again under Jim Smith.
Paddon died at his home in Norfolk on 19 November 2007.[1]
[edit] References
- Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 92. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
- Canary Citizens by Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
- West Ham Player List, last accessed January 15, 2007
- Graham Paddon, westhamstats.info, last accessed January 15, 2007
