Paul Raynor (Chester City footballer)
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| Paul Raynor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Edward Raynor | |
| Date of birth | September 3, 1957 | |
| Place of birth | Chester, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Full Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1973–1975 | Chester City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1975–1982 1982–1983 1983 |
Chester City Oswestry Town Chester City |
197 (9) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Raynor (born 3 September 1957, Chester) was a professional footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire professional career with hometown club Chester City, where he made 200 Football League appearances in two spells.
[edit] Playing Career
Raynor was a product of Chester’s youth set-up, signing professional forms in September 1975. Earlier in the year he had made his first-team debut for the club in a Welsh Cup tie against Oswestry Town, with his second appearance also coming in the same competition against Cardiff City in April 1976 [1].
His Football League debut arrived in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 4 September 1976, one of 17 league appearances he made during the 1976–77 season. The following campaign, saw him become a regular by making 34 league appearances, a figure that rose to 37 in each of the next two campaigns. He scored his first goal away to Chesterfield in November 1978, the only one of his 10 first-team strikes (nine in the league) for the club that did not come from the penalty spot [2]. He remained a regular before leaving the club after relegation to Division Four in 1982, with the majority of his appearances having been in the number two shirt [3].
Raynor played for non-league side Oswestry Town He was with them for only a couple of months in 1982 then joined Swindon town in 1983 for a spell then in 1984 he rejoined Chester on non-contract terms [4] ahead of the 1983–84 season. He played three league matches and a Milk Cup tie at the start of the season but did not play again. He then Joined the Cheshire Constabulary where he remains to this date!! [5]
