Paul Haylock

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Paul Haylock (born 24 March 1963 in Lowestoft) is a former professional footballer.

Haylock, a full-back, came through the youth system at Norwich City F.C. and was part of the Norwich team that won promotion to Division One in 1982 and won the English League Cup at Wembley in 1985. He played 193 games for Norwich before the arrival of Ian Culverhouse displaced him from the side.

He went on to play for Gillingham, where he was a crowd favourite (gaining the nickname "Pud" due to his slightly portly build) and a member of the side which reached the promotion play-offs in the 1986/87 season. In a League Cup match against Brighton, Gills goalkeeper Phil Kite was sent off, and Haylock, despite being the shortest player in the team, took over in goal. The match ended in a draw and went to a penalty shoot out, and Haylock saved one of the Brighton kicks, enabling Gillingham to progress to the next round.

He later played for Maidstone United and Shrewsbury Town before moving into non-league football.

1 Honours
- 1.1 As a player
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

English League cup winner 1985

[edit] References

Roger Triggs (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7