Paul Comstive
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Paul Comstive | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Paul Thomas Comstive | |
Date of birth | November 25, 1961 | |
Place of birth | Southport, England | |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
Playing position | Midfielder/Full back | |
Youth clubs | ||
1978–1979 | Blackburn Rovers | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1979–1983 1982 1983 1983–1984 1984–1987 1987–1989 1989–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–199? |
Blackburn Rovers → Rochdale (loan) → Rochdale (loan) Wigan Athletic Wrexham Burnley Bolton Wanderers Chester City Southport Morecambe Chorley |
6 (2) 3 (0) 35 (2) 99 (8) 82 (17) 49 (3) 57 (6) 61 (11) 28 (1) |
6 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Paul Comstive (born 25 November 1961, Southport) is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for seven different clubs and also played non-league football.
[edit] Playing career
Comstive was to spend the vast majority of his career in the north-west of England, beginning as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers in October 1979. He went on to make six league appearances for Rovers, with two loan spells with Rochdale following before a move to Wigan Athletic in August 1983.
After a three year stint with Wrexham from 1984 to 1987, Comstive made an £8,000 switch to Burnley [1]. This spell saw him play at Wembley Stadium in the 1987–88 Sherpa Van Trophy final against Wolverhampton Wanderers [2].
Comstive moved on again in 1989 to Bolton Wanderers for £37,000, [3], with his two seasons at Burnden Park ending in losses in the Third Division play–offs. In November 1991 Comstive moved to Chester City for £10,000 [4]. He scored in the first Football League match at the Deva Stadium between Chester and Burnley on 5 September 1992 but was released at the end of the 1992–93 season. Many of his appearances for Chester came at full back [5].
This marked the end of Comstive's professional career. He joined hometown club Southport and went on to play for fellow non-league clubs Morecambe and Chorley [6]. Comstive later had a short spell on the coaching staff at Southport [7] and also worked for Burscough [8]. Away from football he has been employed as a delivery officer for the postal service and is also managing the mighty fleetwood hesketh youth team. [9].
He is often assisted at Fleetwood Hesketh by "Bill and Ben" aka Alan Francis and Dave Massam
[edit] External links
- Career details from Neil Brown
- Bolton Wanderers career details
- Burnley career details
- A–Z of Wigan Athletic players
[edit] References
- ^ Burnley career profile. www.claretsmad.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ The 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy Final. The Wolves Site. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Burnley career profile. www.claretsmad.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.110. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ "Lean spell continues for Shrimps", Lancashire Telegraph, 1996-03-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Turf Moor Notebook", Lancashire Telegraph, 1999-11-27. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ New Reserve Team Coach. Burscough FC. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ A to Z of Wigan Athletic. Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.