Paul Gorman (footballer, born 1963)

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Paul Gorman
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Gorman [1]
Date of birth (1963-08-06) 6 August 1963 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Dublin, [1] Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1980 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1984 Arsenal 6 (0)
1984–1985 Birmingham City 6 (0)
1985–1989 Carlisle United 148 (7)
1989–1990 Shelbourne 6 (1)
1989 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) [A]
1989–1991 Shrewsbury Town 54 [A] (1)
1991–1992 Carlisle United 5 (0)
1992–199? Gretna
– Carlisle City
International career
1983 Republic of Ireland U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Gorman (born 6 August 1963) is an Irish former professional footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing for Arsenal, Birmingham City, Carlisle United and Shrewsbury Town. [3] He played as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Gorman was born in Dublin. He signed for Arsenal as an apprentice in 1979, and turned professional in 1980. [4] He made his Football League debut on 6 March 1982 in the First Division goalless draw away at Manchester City. While an Arsenal player he was capped for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level. [4] In all he played six league games, and contributed to Arsenal's reserve team winning the Football Combination in the 1983–84 season, [5] before he was released by the club and signed for Birmingham City. Gorman failed to cope with Birmingham's long ball style, and after only nine months with the club in which he played seven first-team games in all competitions, he joined Carlisle United for a fee of £10,000. [4]

Gorman remained at Carlisle for four-and-a-half years, playing 148 league games. In his first three seasons the club dropped from the Second Division to one place above the bottom of the Fourth. [6] [7] The 1988–89 season was described as Gorman's best with the club: he played 49 games in all competitions in a central midfield position and scored eight goals as Carlisle stabilised themselves in mid-table. [8] [9] The following season Gorman played only twice for Carlisle because of injury, [8]

Gorman then came home to sign for Shelbourne and made his League of Ireland debut against Athlone Town A.F.C. on 16 October. [10] In his last game he scored his only goal against Shamrock Rovers on 12 November at Tolka Park. [11]

He then joined Shrewsbury Town, initially on loan. The transfer was made permanent in December for a fee of £20,000, and Gorman spent two years with the club before returning briefly to Carlisle. [4]

Released in 1992, he moved on to Scottish club Gretna, [8] then playing in the English football league system and newly promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One. [12] He was part of the Gretna team that reached the First Round Proper of the 1994 FA Cup in which they led Division One (second tier) club Bolton Wanderers until near the end of the match. [13] He also played for Carlisle City. [5]

After football

After finishing playing, Gorman settled in the Carlisle area and worked as a security officer. [5] He takes an active interest in Carlisle United, [8] and has appeared for their teams in charity matches. [14]

Notes

A. ^ The Shrewsbury appearances and goals are his totals for the club, covering both the initial loan spell and the permanent contract.

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  6. ↑ "Carlisle United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Season 1987–88 Down amongst the dead men". Carlisle United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Gorman". 3 Games in Hand. Andy Hall and Barbara Abbott. Archived from the original on 30 December 2004.
  9. ↑ "Season 1988–89 A Return To Respectability". Carlisle United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  10. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1989/1016/Pg007.html [ bare URL ]
  11. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1989/1113/Pg002.html#Ar00206:7493F47534097523F57B840A7C04B18054C67DE71D8237327B77FF800814748834798842 [ bare URL ]
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  13. ↑ "Ex-Gretna boss Mike admits: I'll be cheering on the Jambos". News and Star . Carlisle: CN Group. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  14. ↑ "United XI 9–1 RAF XI". Carlisle United F.C. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
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