Paul Read (born 25 September 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who made 100 league appearances in English football, as a striker, also playing in the United States and Sweden.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Colin Read[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Albany Alleycats (loan) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | 59 | (9) |
| 1999 | Östersunds FK | 25 | (18) |
| 1999–2000 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Exeter City | 26 | (1) |
| Fleet Town | |||
| Total | 125 | (29) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Harlow,[1] Read began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[2] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[3] While at Arsenal, Read spent loan spells at Leyton Orient and Southend United.[4][5] He also spent time with the Albany Alleycats.[6][7]
After leaving Arsenal in 1997, Read signed for Wycombe Wanderers, and made 59 league appearances.[8] He left Wycombe in 1999, and spent a season in Sweden with Östersunds FK,[9] before returning to England with Luton Town, where he made one Football League Trophy appearance.[10] Read then signed for Exeter City, making 26 league appearances.[11] He finished his career with Fleet Town.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Paul Read". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b Paul Read at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Paul Read | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
- ^ "WYCOMBE WANDERERS : 1993/94 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "Maratontabell antalet matcher, spelare – Östersunds FK". ostersundsfk.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Paul Read at Soccerbase
- ^ "EXETER CITY : 1946/47 - 2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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