Paul Clayton (footballer)

Paul Clayton
Personal information
Full name	Paul Spencer Clayton
Date of birth	4 January 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth	Dunstable, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1986	Norwich City
1986–1988	Örebro SK
1988–1989	Darlington
1989–1991	Crewe Alexandra
1991–1992	Macclesfield Town
19??–19??	Stafford Rangers
19??–19??	Stalybridge Celtic
19??–19??	Northwich Victoria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Paul Spencer Clayton (born 4 January 1965) is a former professional footballer. His sons Harry and Max are currently professional footballers with Nantwich Town and Blackpool respectively.

Playing career[]

Clayton began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the club's youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and scored twice in the final. However, he was unable to establish himself in the Norwich first team - making just 15 league appearances without scoring - and moved to Darlington in 1988 for a fee of £25,000, a Darlington club record. After scoring three goals in 22 games he moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1989.

After playing non-league football for Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers, Stalybridge Celtic and Northwich Victoria, Clayton left football and worked for the National Health Service as a hospital theatre technician.

Personal life[]

Paul is married to Rowena Clayton and the couple have two sons who have both played for Crewe Alexandra, Harry and Max.

Honours[]

with Crewe Alexandra

Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion winner: 1988–89

Norwich City

FA Youth Cup winner 1983

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Paul Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

External links[]

Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk

Sources[]

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

[Hugman-1] "Paul Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[1987_Rothmans-2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

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Personal information
Full name	Paul Spencer Clayton^[1]
Date of birth	(1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 57)^[1]
Place of birth	Dunstable,^[1] England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1986	Norwich City	8	(0)
1986–1988	Örebro SK	?	(?)
1988–1989	Darlington	20	(3)
1989–1991	Crewe Alexandra	51	(12)
1991–1992	Macclesfield Town	24	(1)
19??–19??	Stafford Rangers	?	(?)
19??–19??	Stalybridge Celtic	?	(?)
19??–19??	Northwich Victoria	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only