Born October 1959, Stepney and raised in London`s east end.City of Heroes Influence Paul came through the youth system and was thrown right in at the deep end, making his debut away at the Arsenal in the 78-79 season. Unfortunately, Wow Oro we lost 1-0 in that game.
Paul`s favourite position was left back but more often than not he played centre back.City of Heroes Influence This was mainly due to Chris Houghton being so good at left back.
His time at Spurs spanned 10 years, he played 208 times for the club and scored 7 goals, Including a goal in the UEFA cup final first leg.
My memories of Paul are that he was more of a ball sociated Paul with conceding a Penalty in the 81 cup final when he brought down City`s Dave Bennett, nevertheless he was part of one the Club`s greatest nights ever. player rather than a Physical player. First of all he would always look for Hoddle to pass short to but was always capable of passing long. City of Heroes Influence Unfortunately, a lot of Spurs fans as
Paul`s honours included 2 FA Cup Winners medals and also a UEFA Cup Winners medal.
Paul`s time at Spurs ended in 1987 when he got transferred to Charlton. Other Clubs Paul played for included Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City. Paul retired form the game in 1991.
Since Paul`s retirement, it has been reported he has dabbled in Player agency, Merchant Banking and Investments.
I don`t think that we would ever say that he was one of our best ever defenders but what we did have was a reliable and regular member, during one the clubs most prestigious periods.
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