Paul Stoneman (born 26 February 1973) is an English professional footballer, who plays for semi-professional club West Allotment Celtic. He plays as a defender.

Paul Stoneman
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-02-26) 26 February 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Whitley Bay, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
West Allotment Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Blackpool 43 (0)
1994–1995 Colchester United 3 (1)
1995–2005 Halifax Town 174 (17)
2005–2006 Harrogate Town 28 (0)
2006 Wakefield 27 (1)
2006–2008 Bridlington Town ? (?)
2008–2011 Bradford Park Avenue 3 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Bridlington Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:16, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Stoneman began his career with Blackpool in 1991. After three seasons with the Seasiders he joined Colchester United, with whom he spent another season.

In 1995, he signed for Halifax Town. He went on to spend ten years with the Shaymen, making 174 league appearances and scoring seventeen goals. In 2003, Stoneman became the club's youth-team coach.[1] He left Halifax in the summer of 2005 to join Harrogate Town, and later played for Wakefield before being named player-assistant manager at Bridlington in January 2007. In January 2008 he was relieved of his duties at Bridlington and subsequently signed as a player for Bradford Park Avenue a week later.

Honours edit

Blackpool

Halifax Town

Notes edit

  1. ^ New role for Stoneman - BBC Sport

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