Paul Wilkinson (footballer)

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Personal information
Paul Wilkinson
Full name	Paul Wilkinson
Date of birth	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30) (age 43)
Place of birth	Louth, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982–1985 1985–1987 1987–1988 1988–1991 1991–1996 1995 1995 1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000	Grimsby Town Everton Nottingham Forest Watford Middlesbrough → Oldham Athletic (loan) → Watford (loan) → Luton Town (loan) Barnsley Millwall Northampton Town	087 (33) 042 (16) 043 0(8) 155 (56) 202 (29) 005 0(2) 004 0(0) 003 0(0) 055 (11) 035 0(3) 019 0(1)
National team
1985–1986	England U21	004 0(1)
Teams managed
?-? ?-2003 2003-	Leeds United (Reserve-team) Grimsby Town (Reserve-team) Cardiff City (Reserve-team)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Wilkinson (born 30 October 1964, Louth) is a retired English football striker currently working as the reserve team manager for Cardiff City.

He is mostly known for playing for Watford and Middlesbrough. During the early stages of his career he also played for the England U21 team. After retiring from playing he moved into coaching by taking over as the reserve team manager at Leeds United before moving on to the same role at Grimsby Town and then Cardiff City in October 2003, being brought in by manager Dave Jones.