Paul Wilkinson (footballer)
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Paul Wilkinson (born 30 October 1964) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Wilkinson | ||
Date of birth | (1964-10-30) 30 October 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Louth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Grimsby Town | 87 | (33) |
1985–1987 | Everton | 31 | (6) |
1987–1988 | Nottingham Forest | 43 | (8) |
1988–1991 | Watford | 155 | (56) |
1991–1996 | Middlesbrough | 202 | (65) |
1995 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 5 | (2) |
1995 | → Watford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1996 | → Luton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Barnsley | 55 | (11) |
1997–1998 | Millwall | 35 | (3) |
1998–2000 | Northampton Town | 19 | (1) |
Total | 650 | (196) | |
International career | |||
1985–1986 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2017 | Northampton Town (caretaker) | ||
2018 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||
2019 | Truro City | ||
2019 | Bury | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was a striker who had an 18-year professional playing career that saw make over 650 senior appearances and score more than 150 goals. He notably played top flight football for Everton, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough. He also played for Grimsby Town, Watford, Oldham Athletic, Luton Town, Barnsley, Millwall and Northampton Town. He was capped 4 times at England U21 level.
Since retiring as a player in 2000 he has held a number of youth development and assistant coaching positions with Leeds United, Grimsby Town, Cardiff City, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City and Northampton Town. He returned to Grimsby in 2017 as assistant manager and had a spell as interim manager, before briefly managing of Truro City. He was appointed as the new manager of Bury in August 2019 shortly before the club was expelled from the English Football League.