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Johnny Paul

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Johnny Paul
Personal information
Full name John Campbell Paul
Date of birth (1899-01-29)29 January 1899
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death (1981-01-20)20 January 1981
Place of death Southville, Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Torpedo Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1922 Port Glasgow Athletic
1922–1930 Bristol City 206 (49)
1930–19?? Taunton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Paul (29 January 1899 – 20 January 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

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John Campbell "Johnny" Paul played locally for Torpedo Athletic. After four seasons with Port Glasgow Athletic, Alex Raisbeck signed Paul in August 1922 for Bristol City.[2][3][4] Paul moved to Taunton Town in November 1930, but a serious knee injury ended his football career soon afterwards.[2] Paul was a leading bowls player and landlord of the "Coopers Arms" in Ashton Gate and the "Angel Inn" in Taunton.[2]

Honours

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with Bristol City

References

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  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Bristol City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.


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