Paul Read (footballer)

Paul Read
Personal information
Date of birth25 September 1973
Place of birthHarlow, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1991–1995Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997Arsenal0(0)
1995Leyton Orient (loan)11(0)
1995Southend United (loan)4(1)
1997–1999Wycombe Wanderers59(9)
1999Östersunds FK
1999–2000Luton Town0(0)
2000–2002Exeter City26(1)
Total100(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Read (born 25 September 1973) is a retired English professional footballer who made 100 league appearances in English football.

Career

Born in Harlow, Read began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[1] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[2] While at Arsenal, Read spent loan spells at Leyton Orient and Southend United.[3] [4] After leaving Arsenal in 1997, Read signed for Wycombe Wanderers, and made 59 league appearances.[5] He left Wycombe in 1999, and spent a season in Sweden with Östersunds FK, before returning to England with Luton Town, where he made one Football League Trophy appearance.[6] Read then signed for Exeter City, making 26 league appearances.[7]

References

  1. "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  2. "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  5. "WYCOMBE WANDERERS : 1993/94 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. Paul Read career statistics at Soccerbase
  7. "EXETER CITY : 1946/47 - 2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.