Paul Cannell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973–1978 | Newcastle United | 49 | (13) |
| 1976 | Washington Diplomats | 21 | (13) |
| 1978–1979 | Washington Diplomats | 47 | (24) |
| 1979–1980 | Memphis Rogues (indoor) | ||
| 1980 | Memphis Rogues | 28 | (7) |
| 1980–1981 | Calgary Boomers (indoor) | ||
| 1980–1981 | Detroit Express (indoor) | 5 | (1) |
| 1981 | Washington Diplomats | 13 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Mansfield Town | 30 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Berwick Rangers | 14 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul Cannell (born 2 September 1953 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former footballer who played as a forward for Newcastle United between 1972 and 1978. He made 62 appearances and scored 18 goals, before moving to the United States. Cannell was a substitute for the 1976 League Cup Final, which Newcastle lost 2–1 to Manchester City.
In his career, he played for Newcastle United and Mansfield Town in the Football League.[1] In the North American Soccer League (NASL) he played for the Washington Diplomats[2] for three different spells, and also for the Memphis Rogues.[2] In the NASL's indoor league he played for Memphis,[3] as well as the Calgary Boomers and Detroit Express[4] Cannell helped the Rogues to the 1979–80 indoor Western Division title, and a spot in the finals. He was unable to play in the championship series versus Tampa Bay because of an ankle injury.[5]
He later played in the Scottish Football League for Berwick Rangers,[1] and North Shields.
References
- A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou
- Toonarama website
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paul Cannell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "North American Soccer League Players: Paul Cannell". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19800227&id=-P4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=544EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1964,3793643&hl=en
- ↑ "North American Soccer League Rosters: Detroit Express". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800229&id=HBsmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dloDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4432,5038729&hl=en