Martin Paul
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Whalley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1996 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | (1) |
| 1996 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Bath City | 164 | (84) |
| 2001–2002 | Newport County | ||
| 2002–2005 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2005 | Bath City | 27 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Mangotsfield United | ||
| 2006 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bath City | 13 | (4) |
| 2008– | Chippenham Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Paul (born 2 February 1975 in Whalley, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Paul began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers. He played 29 first-team games before being released in 1996. He joined Doncaster Rovers, but in November 1996 joined Bath City.[1] After initially struggling to establish himself, Paul became a regular goalscorer for Bath, including scoring 30 goals in the 1998-99 season to be the top scorer in the Southern League.[1]
He was sold to Newport County in May 2001 for £3,000,[1] from where he moved to Chippenham Town, again for a four-figure fee, in July 2002.[2] He returned to Bath City in February 2005.[3] However, his second spell with Bath was not as successful as his first and he left to join Mangotsfield United in December 2005.[4]
He was linked with a move to Paulton Rovers in September 2006,[5] and later played for Chippenham before retiring during the 2006-07 season. He did however come out of retirement to play for Bath City in their Errea cup tie against Tiverton Town in January 2007,[6] and began playing in their league side again while on non-contract terms.
In February 2008 he signed again for Chippenham Town.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Past Players: P". I Love Bath City. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Martin Paul". NonLeagueDaily. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "Paul makes surprise return to City". NonLeagueDaily. 2005-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "Striker completes Mangotsfield switch". NonLeagueDaily. 2005-12-13. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "Rovers want Paul". NonLeagueDaily. 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "City retire gracefully from Errea Cup to concentrate on real goal". I Love Bath City. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ↑ "Paul joins Bluebirds for the third time". Wiltshire Times. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-06.