Paul Shirtliff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Robert Shirtliff | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoyland, Barnsley, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 2009 (aged 46) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Northampton Town | 29 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | Frickley Athletic | ||
| 1988–1992 | Boston United | 153 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 33 | (0) |
| 1993-1994 | Gateshead | 15 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paul Robert Shirtliff (3 November 1962 – 13 September 2009) was an English footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, but spent the majority of his career in non-league football. He was the younger brother of former Sheffield Wednesday defender Peter Shirtliff.[1]
Like his brother, Paul Shirtliff began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed a professional contract in November 1980. However, unlike his brother, Paul never became a first-team regular at Hillsborough, and only played a handful of games for the club. In July 1984, he moved to Northampton Town on a free transfer. He spent one season with the Cobblers, playing 29 league games.[2] He then dropped down to non-league level, and signed with Frickley Athletic in August 1985.[3]
Shirtliff spent three seasons with Frickley, playing more than 150 games for the club, and was twice named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year.[3] In 1988, he moved to Boston United for a £12,500 transfer fee. In four years at York Street, Shirtliff played 197 first-team games for the Pilgrims, and scored two goals.[1]
In 1992, Shirtliff moved to Dagenham & Redbridge where he spent one season, and played 33 league games.[4]
Shirtliff died on 13 September 2009, aged 46, due to cancer.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC (unofficial website). Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Paul Shirtliff 1962–2009". Unibond League official site. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack (ed.) (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline Books. p. 930. ISBN 0-7472-7895-4.