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Paul Haylock (born 24 March 1963) is an English former professionalfootballer.
Haylock, a full-back, came through the youth system atNorwich City and was part of the Norwich team that won promotion to Division One in 1982 and won theFootball League Cup atWembley Stadium in 1985. He played 193 games for Norwich before the arrival ofIan Culverhouse displaced him from the side.
He went on to play forGillingham, where he was a crowd favourite (gaining the nickname "Pud" due to his slightly portly build) and a member of the side which reached the promotion play-offs in the 1986–87 season. In a League Cup match againstBrighton & Hove Albion, GillsgoalkeeperPhil Kite was sent off, and Haylock, despite being the shortest player in the team, took over in goal. The match ended in a draw and went to apenalty shoot out, and Haylock saved one of the Brighton kicks, enabling Gillingham to progress to the next round.
He later played forMaidstone United andShrewsbury Town before moving into non-league football, and captained the newly reformedMaidstone United in theKent County League. He also had a spell withSittingbourne between 1995 and 1998 as player and assistant manager under firstlySteve Lovell and thenAlan Walker.
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