Paul Shirtliff
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Robert Shirtliff | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Hoyland, Barnsley, England | ||
Date of death | 13 September 2009 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Barnsley,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Northampton Town | 29 | (0) |
1985–1988 | Frickley Athletic | ||
1988–1992 | Boston United | 153 | (1) |
1992–1993 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 33 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Gateshead | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
1986–1993 | England C | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Robert Shirtliff (3 November 1962 – 13 September 2009) was an English footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, but spent the majority of his career in non-league football. He was the younger brother of former Sheffield Wednesday defender Peter Shirtliff.[2]
Like his brother, Paul Shirtliff began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed a professional contract in November 1980. However, unlike his brother, Paul never became a first-team regular at Hillsborough, and only played a handful of games for the club. In July 1984, he moved to Northampton Town on a free transfer. He spent one season with the Cobblers, playing 29 league games.[3] He then dropped down to non-league level, and signed with Frickley Athletic in August 1985.[4]
Shirtliff spent three seasons with Frickley, playing more than 150 games for the club, and was twice named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year.[4] In 1988, he moved to Boston United for a £12,500 transfer fee. In four years at York Street, Shirtliff played 197 first-team games for the Pilgrims, and scored two goals.[2]
In 1992, Shirtliff moved to Dagenham & Redbridge where he spent one season, and played 33 league games.[5]
Shirtliff died on 13 September 2009, aged 46, due to cancer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Shirtliff". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC (unofficial website). Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Paul Shirtliff 1962–2009". Unibond League official site. Retrieved 16 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline Books. p. 930. ISBN 0-7472-7895-4.
- 1962 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Hoyland
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- England men's semi-pro international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
- National League (English football) players
- Deaths from cancer in England
- 20th-century English sportsmen