Paul Went
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| Paul Went | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Frank Went | |
| Date of birth | October 12, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre Half | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1964-66 | Leyton Orient | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1966-1967 1967-1972 1972-1973 1973-1976 1976-1978 1978-80 |
Leyton Orient Charlton Athletic Fulham Portsmouth Cardiff City Orient |
50 (5) 163 (15) 58 (3) 92 (5) 72 (11) 45 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 1967-68 | England Under 18 | 10 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Went was an English footballer with a quick turn of pace[1] who played professionally for five clubs[2] over a fifteen year period. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defender[3]despite playing a similar role throughout. Born in Bromley-by-Bow on 12 October 1949 he played for both England schoolboys and the Under 18 youth side[4]. After an apprenticeship he broke into the Orient first team in 1966 and played 50 games for the club before being transferred to Charlton in June 1967[5]. He spent five years at The Valley before moving to Fulham in the summer of 1972. After only 18 months he was off to Portsmouth, part of new chairman John Deacon’s ambitious new rebuilding programme [6]. Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between Went and Malcolm Manley [7], but the former Leicester defender injured his knee in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park club and never played professionally again. Went, by contrast, was voted "Player of the Year" at the end of his first season. As financial crisis piled on crisis[8] manager Ian St John cut the wage bill by selling Went to Cardiff City, his last game being a 4-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury[9]. After two eventful years in Wales [10] Went returned to his home town to rejoin his first club. As his playing career drew to an end Went was appointed Assistant Manager at Brisbane Road, culminating in a one day reign as full manager[11].
[edit] Notes
- ^ Speed praised
- ^ One, Orient twice: “The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854
- ^ As football moved from 1-2-3-5 to 1-4-3-3/1-4-2-4
- ^ 10 caps between 14 February 1967 and 28 February 1968-accessed via AFS Database December 24th 2007 13:28
- ^ Transfer to Fulham
- ^ ”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252
- ^ "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500
- ^ Garcia makes fresh pleas in SOS Pompey campaign: Article in "The News" by Mike Neasom Wednesday 22 September 1976
- ^ Went’s departure opened the door for future England defender Steve Foster, who was switched by manager Ian St John from attack to defence
- ^ Scores winner for Cardiff to avoid relegation
- ^ One day managerial career
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| Preceded by Not awarded |
Portsmouth F.C. Fans' Player of the Year 1974 |
Succeeded by Mick Mellows |
