Paul Moulden

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Paul Moulden
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Moulden
Date of birth September 6, 1967 (1967-09-06) (age 40)
Place of birth    Farnworth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
Bolton Lads' Club
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1984–1989
1989–1990
1990–1993
1992
1993–1995
1995
1995–1996
1996–199?
1997–1999		 Manchester City
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Oldham Athletic
→ Brighton & Hove Albion
Birmingham City
Huddersfield Town
Rochdale
Accrington Stanley
Bacup Borough		 64 (18)
32 (13)
38 0(4)
11 0(5)
20 0(5)
02 0(0)
16 0(1)

   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Paul Moulden (born 6 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic and Birmingham City as a striker.

[edit] Playing career

Born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, as a youth Moulden entered the Guinness Book of Records by scoring 340 goals in a single season for Bolton Lads Club under-15s.[1] He subsequently joined Manchester City, where he was a part of the team which won the 1986 FA Youth Cup.[2] He made his first team debut on 1 January 1986 against Aston Villa aged 18.[3] He made only two further first team appearances that season, both as substitute, but finished the season as top scorer for the reserve team.[4] His first extended run in the first team came in late 1986, and he scored his first goals for the club in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on 8 November. A broken leg[3] restricted him to three starts in the 1987-88 season. The following season Moulden started the majority of matches, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals in 36 league appearances as Manchester City gained promotion to the First Division. However in the close season he was sold to Bournemouth as a makeweight in the deal which took Ian Bishop to Maine Road.

Moulden spent just seven months on the south coast, scoring 13 goals in 37 starts for the Cherries, before moving to Oldham on transfer deadline day. At Oldham he struggled with injuries, starting 19 matches in three years. He then had short spells with a succession clubs, playing for Brighton, Birmingham, Huddersfield and Rochdale before dropping out of League football in 1996.

After retiring from full-time football, he opened a fish and chip shop and played non-league football for Accrington Stanley[5] and Bacup Borough.[6] He went on to coach juniors at his old boys' club and at Manchester City's academy.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Top Lad Paul is back where it all started", Bolton Evening News, 2006-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  2. ^ "Lake sees bright future for City", BBC, 2006-04-12. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  3. ^ a b Clayton, David (2002). Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more!. Edinburgh: Mainstream publishing, p.144. ISBN 1-84018-687-9. 
  4. ^ Baskcomb, Julian (ed.) (1997). Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98. Leicester: Polar, p.97. 
  5. ^ "Moulden hopes to chip in", Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 1996-07-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 
  6. ^ "Moulden signs for Bacup", Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 1997-12-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 
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NAME Moulden, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1967-09-06
PLACE OF BIRTH Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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