Paul Bignot

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Paul Bignot
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Bignot as a Kidderminster Harriers player
Personal information
Full name Paul Junior Bignot [1]
Date of birth (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Right back, Centre back
Youth career
0000–2004 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Crewe Alexandra 21 (0)
2006 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2009 Kidderminster Harriers 34 (1)
2009 → Newport County (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2011 Newport County 101 (1)
2011–2013 Blackpool 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2015 Grimsby Town 36 (1)
2015 Keflavík 9 (0)
2015–2016 Solihull Moors 5 (0)
2016–2017 Newport County 10 (0)
2017–2018 Barrow 12 (0)
2018–2020 AFC Telford United 7 (0)
Total264(4)
International career
2011 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2018

Paul Junior Bignot (born 14 February 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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He played in the Football League with Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle and Grimsby Town and Newport County, and in Non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers, Solihull Moors, Barrow and AFC Telford United. He also had a brief stint in Iceland with Keflavík. He was capped once by the England C team in 2011.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Birmingham-born Bignot started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra at the age of 13. He progressed through the youth teams, reaching the FA Youth Cup semi final for the first time in the club's history, where they lost to Middlesbrough. Bignot pushed his way through the reserves and into the first team at the age of 18, making his senior debut in a win by a penalty shoot-out over Sunderland in the League Cup. He made his Football League debut the following week in the Championship game away against Rotherham United.

The following season, after Crewe were relegated to League One, he made sixteen league appearances. His last game was against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. He turned down a contract extension offered by Dario Gradi in search of regular football. He found this at Kidderminster Harriers, where he had previously spent a successful six weeks on loan. [3] [4]

Kidderminster Harriers

Bignot signed a two-year contract and was a regular in his first season. [5] The following year saw his contract cancelled by mutual consent. After talks with manager Mark Yates, it was decided that it was time for him to move on.

Newport County

Bignot was signed by Dean Holdsworth at Newport County. In his first full season, Newport won the 2009-10 season Conference South with a record 103 points. He was named in the league's team of year. The 2010-11 season was County's first at that level for over 20 years and Bignot picked up the Newport County Player of the Year, Players' Player, South Wales Argus Player of the Year, and the President's Cup.

He made a total of 113 appearances for County. His form also won him his first England C cap, in a 1–0 win over Belgium U-23 on 9 February 2011 at Kenilworth Road. [6]

Blackpool

In the summer of 2011, Bignot accepted the offer of a one-week trial at Leicester City. However, Blackpool, recently relegated from the Premier League, made an approach for Bignot and asked him to play for them in a friendly against Scottish Premier League champions Rangers at Bloomfield Road. Following this appearance, he was offered a two-year deal with the option of a third. [7]

On 4 November 2011, he joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a three-month loan deal; the first player brought into the club since their exit from administration. [8] He made his debut the following day in a 1–1 draw with Morecambe at Home Park.

On 26 January 2012, after seven league and two cup appearances for the Pilgrims his loan was extended until the end of the season. [9] Bignot played no part in the entire 2012–13 season and was released by Blackpool at the end of the season.

Grimsby Town

Following a trial, Bignot joined Grimsby Town on 23 July 2013 on a one-year deal. [10] In Bignot's first full season Grimsby reached the semi-final of the FA Trophy losing to eventual winners Cambridge United. Grimsby also reached the conference play-offs to be knocked out by Gateshead. Bignot's first goal came as an equaliser in the 2–2 home League game against Gateshead. [11] Bignot contract got extended for the 14/15 season.

On 19 May 2015, Bignot was released, having spent two years at the club. [12]

Keflavík

On 27 July Bignot signed for Keflavík on a three-month deal and made his debut against FH

Return to Newport County

On 30 July 2016 Bignot rejoined Newport County on a one-year contract after a successful trial period. [13] He played his first Football League game for Newport County on 28 August 2016 in the 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United. [14]

On 9 May 2017 Bignot was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season. [15]

Non-league

In September 2017 he joined Barrow on non-contract terms. [16]

Whilst with AFC Telford United in December 2020, Bignot announced his retirement from competitive football. [17]

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow footballer, turned manager, Marcus Bignot. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Paul Bignot". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yates swoops for Crewe's Bignot". BBC Sport. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kidderminster hang on to Bignot". BBC Sport. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bignot returns to Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Marshall, James (9 February 2011). "Matt the Hatter sees off Belgium". The Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Blackpool sign Paul Bignot on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle sign Blackpool's Paul Bignot on loan". BBC Sport. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Bignot Extends Plymouth Stay". Blackpool F.C. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Grimsby Town sign defender Paul Bignot on one-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Grimsby 2–2 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Grimsby Town offer new deals to 12 after play-off final defeat". BBC Sport. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Bignot rejoins Newport
  14. ↑ Bignot football league debut for Newport
  15. ↑ Newport release eight players
  16. ↑ "Bluebirds Bring in Two Ahead of Torquay Clash". Non League Pitchero. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Paul Bignot pens a farewell to football after hanging up his boots". December 2020.
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