Paul Bolland

Paul Bolland
Personal information
Full name Paul Graham Bolland
Date of birth 23 December 1979 (1979-12-23) (age 32)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Harrogate Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Bradford City 12 (0)
1999 Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2005 Notts County 161 (6)
2005–2009 Grimsby Town 118 (13)
2009–2011 Macclesfield Town 53 (3)
2011–2012 Mansfield Town 10 (0)
2012– Harrogate Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 6 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Graham Bolland (born 23 December 1979) is an English professional footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a midfielder. He has previously played for Bradford City, Notts County, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town and Mansfield Town.

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Career

Bradford City

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bolland started his career with his home town team of Bradford City at the start of the 1997–98 season after progressing through the club's youth setup. His first manager was Chris Kamara, before playing under Paul Jewell. He found his time at Valley Parade a hard one, and found it difficult to break into the first team setup, and he eventually left the club in April 1999.

Notts County

After struggling to break into the first team at Bradford, Bolland signed for Notts County, initially on loan, and then permanently for £75,000. Bolland was unexpectedly not given a contract extension by Notts County at the end of the 2004–05 season, prompting him to join Grimsby Town.

Grimsby Town

Bolland became one of the first new signings for Russell Slade at Grimsby Town for the 2005–06 season. He slotted into his familiar central midfield role, alongside fellow new signings Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala and Ciaran Toner. Bolland was part of the Town side that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup that same season, and The Mariners went on to finally lose out in the League Two Play Off Final. Paul kept his regular role in the 2006–07 season, briefly captaining the side on several occasions under short lived manager Graham Rodger and his replacement Alan Buckley. On 15 September 2007, he made his 100th appearance for Grimsby, and later on in the same season, he scored on of his most notable goals which came in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy semi-final first leg against Morecambe in a 1–0 win at Christie Park. In the second leg at Blundell Park, Grimsby defended for their lives as they earned a 0–0 draw. After the final whistle Bolland was mobbed by fans as he had played a major part in enabling the Mariners to play at Wembley Stadium for the third time in their history. In the final, Grimsby Town played Milton Keynes Dons, at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2–0. Bolland sadly spent the entire 2008–09 season out injured, after picking up an injury in the latter stages of the previous season. Bolland was released by Grimsby in the summer of 2009, with new manager Mike Newell admitting he wanted to give Bolland a chance to prove himself in pre-season, but Bolland decided to leave the club, settling up his contract with one month remaining. On 18 June Bolland was linked with Chester City[1]

Macclesfield Town

Bolland signed for Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2009.[2] He was released by the club, along with 10 other players at the end of the 2009–10 season.[3] He went on trial with Conference National team York City in July,[4] although he was later re-signed by Macclesfield on a one-year contract on 19 July.[5] Bolland was voted as Player of The Year by his fellow Macclesfield Town Players and given a trophy 'Players Player of the Year' for 2010–11 season.

Mansfield Town

Paul signed for Mansfield on 1 June 2011 on a two-year contract, after rejecting a new contract at Macclesfield.

Honours

Grimsby Town

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