Paul Franklin (footballer)

Paul Franklin
Personal information
Date of birth5 October 1963
Place of birthEngland
Playing positionCentral defender
Youth career
19xx–1983Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1987Watford32(0)
1986Shrewsbury Town (loan)6(0)
1987Swindon Town (loan)5(1)
1987–1989Reading20(0)
1989–1990Wycombe Wanderers?(?)
Total63(1)
Teams managed
1990–1995Wycombe Wanderers (coach)
1995Norwich City
1995–2000Leicester City (coach)
2000–2006Norwich United
2007Diss Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Franklin (born 5 October 1963) is an English football coach and former professional player.

Career

Playing career

Franklin, who played as a central defender, began his career at Watford, making 32 appearances in the Football League between his debut in May 1983 and 1987.[1] While at Watford, Franklin spent loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Swindon Town.[1] Franklin later signed for Reading, making 20 League appearances over the next two seasons,[2] before dropping into non-League football with Wycombe Wanderers.[2]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Franklin worked as a coach at Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City (also being caretaker manager for one game in 1995) and Leicester City, before later managing non-League sides Norwich United and Diss Town.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "READING : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. "Profile". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 5 December 2010.