Paul Longden

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Paul Longden
Personal information
Full name David Paul Longden [1]
Date of birth (1962-09-28) 28 September 1962 (age 61) [1]
Place of birth East Ardsley, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Left-back [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1982 Barnsley 5 (0)
1983–1993 Scunthorpe United 455 (0)
Total460(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Paul Longden (born 28 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Scunthorpe United. After his release by Barnsley, Longden turned down a move to Australia to join Scunthorpe on a free transfer. [3]

He became a regular for The Iron over the next decade and was voted by supporters as the club's player of the year following the 1989-1990 season. [4] Nicknamed 'Longy' or 'Waxy' by teammates, [5] Longden was awarded a testimonial prior to the start of the 1992-93 season. [6]

Despite being forced to retire after breaking his leg aged just 30, [7] he is second on Scunthorpe's all-time appearance list with 461 games, behind only Jack Brownsword in first place. [8] His only two professional goals both came in penalty shoot-outs. [9]

After retirement, Longden managed the Scunthorpe United club restaurant and 'Iron Bar' alongside coaching in the club's academy, [10] before relocating to North Yorkshire in 2005 to run a post office. [11]

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  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 320. ISBN   978-0-3561435-4-5 . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p140. ISBN   978-1-9088471-9-5
  4. ↑ https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/june/vote-for-your-2019-20-player-of-the-season/ Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2020
  5. ↑ https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/may/team-mates-paul-musselwhite/ Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p148. ISBN   978-1-9088471-9-5
  7. ↑ Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p149. ISBN   978-1-9088471-9-5
  8. ↑ "Appearance record holders (all competitions)". Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. pp.146-148. ISBN   978-1-9088471-9-5
  10. ↑ Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. pp.149-150. ISBN   978-1-9088471-9-5'
  11. ↑ http://www.scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/longden_makes_career_move_201466/index.shtml scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk Scunthorpe United Mad. Retrieved 2 December 2020
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