Paul Raynor
 Raynor in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Raynor | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United (Assistant Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (1) |
| 1984 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Huddersfield Town | 50 | (9) |
| 1987–1992 | Swansea City | 191 | (27) |
| 1988 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Cambridge United | 49 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Preston North End | 80 | (9) |
| 1995–1997 | Cambridge United | 79 | (7) |
| 1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 10 | (1) |
| 1998 | Leyton Orient | 15 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2000–2001 | Boston United | ||
| 2001 | King's Lynn | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Hednesford Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2002 | Ossett Albion | ||
| 2002–2004 | King's Lynn | 68 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Crawley Town | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001-2001 | Hednesford Town (player-manager) | ||
| 2004-2006 | Boston United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006-2007 | Boston United | ||
| 2007-2012 | Crawley Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2012-2015 | Rotherham United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015- | Leeds United (assistant head coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul James Raynor (born 29 April 1966 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, he is currently Assistant Head Coach at Leeds United.
Career
He played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers,[1] Huddersfield Town,[2] Swansea City, Wrexham,[3] Cambridge United,[4] Preston North End[5] (where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham), and Leyton Orient.[6] He has also played a year in the Chinese Jia-A League for Guangdong Hongyuan.[7]
After leaving Leyton Orient, Raynor moved into non-league football with clubs including Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town, Boston United,[8] King's Lynn, Hednesford Town, where he spent a few months as player-manager,[9][10] Gainsborough Trinity,[11] Ossett Albion, and then King's Lynn again, to be released at the end of the 2002–03 season, only to rejoin for the next.[12][13]
Coaching Career
Raynor has coached at clubs Sheffield United and Boston United, where he was assistant manager for a time to Steve Evans.[14] In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at Crawley Town,[15] where he occasionally appeared as a player in the Conference.[8] He now is assistant manager and first team coach at Rotherham United in the season 12–13 he achieved promotion with them alongside Steve Evans. On 28 September 2015, left as assistant manager at Rotherham United. [16]
On the 19th October, 2015, Raynor decided to join fellow championship side Leeds United as assistant to Steve Evans, who he previously worked with at Rotherham.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Nottingham Forest : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Swansea City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Cambridge United : 1970/71–2004/05". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Preston North End : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Nixon, Alan (26 June 1997). "Sheffield United rate Kendall's loss at £1m". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Paul Raynor All-time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Stoner, Colin (26 May 2001). "Raynor vow to rescue Pitmen" (reprint). Birmingham Post. FindArticles. Retrieved 20 October 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Stoner, Colin (12 October 2001). "Pitmen to move fast as Raynor is sacked" (reprint). Birmingham Post. FindArticles. Retrieved 20 October 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2001–2002". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Morris Influence Easy To See at the Walks". NonLeague Daily. 5 April 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "News Archive May–August 2003". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Paul Raynor (First Team Coach)". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Crawley appoint Evans as new boss". BBC Sport. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34380186
- ^ "Steve Evans Appointed United Head Coach". Leeds United F.C. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned". BBC Sport. 19 October 2015.
External links
- Paul Raynor at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- King's Lynn F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Jia League players
- National League (English football) players
- English football managers
- British expatriates in China
- Hednesford Town F.C. managers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Ossett Albion A.F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. non-playing staff