| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Whalley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | (1) |
| 1996 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Bath City | 164 | (84) |
| 2001–2002 | Newport County | ||
| 2002–2005 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2005 | Bath City | 27 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Mangotsfield United | ||
| 2006 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bath City | 13 | (4) |
| 2008– | Chippenham Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Paul (born 2 February 1975) is an English former professional footballer.
Paul began his career as a trainee withBristol Rovers. He played 29 first-team games before being released in 1996. He joinedDoncaster Rovers, but in November 1996 joinedBath City.[1] After initially struggling to establish himself, Paul became a regular goalscorer for Bath, including scoring 30 goals in the 1998–99 season to be the top scorer in theSouthern League.[1]
He was sold toNewport County in May 2001 for £3,000,[1] from where he moved toChippenham Town, again for a four-figure fee, in July 2002.[2] He returned to Bath City in February 2005.[3] However, his second spell with Bath was not as successful as his first and he left to joinMangotsfield United in December 2005.[4]
He was linked with a move toPaulton Rovers in September 2006,[5] and later played for Chippenham before retiring during the 2006–07 season. He did however come out of retirement to play for Bath City in their Errea cup tie againstTiverton Town in January 2007,[6] and began playing in their league side again while on non-contract terms.
In February 2008 he signed again for Chippenham Town.[7]
Paul is currently the head coach of theTyrone Mings Academy, providing football coaching opportunities for children in the South-West and the Midlands.[8]
