| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Steven Wanless[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Banbury, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1995 | Oxford United | 32 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Lincoln City | 8 | |
| 1996 | Woking (loan) | 0 | (45) |
| 1996–2003 | Cambridge United | 285 | (50) |
| 2003–2005 | Oxford United | 65 | (10) |
| 2005–2007 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Llanelli[2] | 7 | (0) |
| 2010- | Oxford City | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Forest Green Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul Steven Wanless (born 14 December 1973 in Banbury) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Oxford United, Lincoln City and Cambridge United.[3]
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Wanless began his career as a trainee at Oxford United, coming through the ranks to make a handful of first team appearances before moving to Lincoln City in 1995 on a free transfer. His chances with Lincoln were limited and he spent some time out on loan at non-league side Woking.[3]
Wanless then left Lincoln and moved to Cambridge United, where he made nearly 350 appearances in all competitions over a seven-year period[3] and became club captain. A return into his first club, Oxford United, in 2003 saw him make more than 60 appearances in his last spell in the Football League.[3]
In 2005 Wanless then moved to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers where he was a pivotal part of Rovers' successful relegation battle, finishing the season as top scorer despite playing in midfield. As a result he was voted supporters' player of the year.
Wanless joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Oxford City as a player coach in June 2010.[4]
Wanless had a short spell as caretaker manager of Forest Green in 2007 when Gary Owers left the club, during which he took control of two matches, both drawn. After spending a season as assistant to the new manager, Jim Harvey, he left Forest Green in May 2007 and moved to the Welsh Premier League as player-coach at Llanelli.[5] He was then made assistant manager, and coached the side in the Uefa Champions League in a qualifying match against the Latvian champions, FK Ventspils, but left the club after two years when manager Andy Legg appointed Steve Jenkins as his assistant.[6]