Paul Hurst

This article is about the English footballer and manager. For the actor, see Paul Hurst (actor). For the Australian rules footballer, see Paul Hurst (Australian footballer).

Paul Hurst

Personal information
Full name	Paul Michael Hurst
Date of birth	25 September 1974 (1974-09-25)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Grimsby Town (Joint manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–2008	Rotherham United	436	(13)
2008	→ Burton Albion (loan)	16	(0)
Teams managed
2008–2009	Ilkeston Town (Joint Manager)
2009–2011	Boston United (Joint Manager)
2011–	Grimsby Town (Joint Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:31, 7 October 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974 in Sheffield) is a former English footballer who played in Football League Two in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott.

Playing career

Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the back four and in this position he performed well. He played over 450 games for Rotherham United.

FourFourTwo magazine decided before the 2007–08 season, that they would sponsor a player from every team within the top four divisions in England. Hurst was the player they chose for Rotherham United.

On 15 February, Hurst joined Conference National side Burton Albion on a one month loan to regain his fitness after injury.

He was released by Rotherham after 15 years at the club, at the end of the 2007–08 season. Hurst stated that he wants to return to Rotherham as part of the backroom staff in the future. Hurst had a trial at Mansfield Town.

Management career

In January 2009, he was appointed joint manager of Ilkeston Town, where he and Rob Scott guided the team to promotion in the Northern Premier League play-off final. In the summer of 2009, the pair then moved to Boston United. Hurst and Scott led Boston United to promotion into the Conference North division, via the playoffs. Both himself and Scott resigned as manager of Boston United on 22 March 2011. The morning after they were both announced as the new management team at Grimsby Town.

Broadcasting career

In summer 2008, he graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.

Hurst worked for Rotherham United's Community Sports Trust as Participation Officer.

Personal life

He is married to Melanie and has one daughter called Molly.

References

• Paul Hurst career stats at Soccerbase