Paul Mardon

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Paul Mardon
Personal information
Full name Paul Jonathan Mardon [1]
Date of birth (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1991 Bristol City 42 (0)
1990 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1993 Birmingham City 64 (1)
1993–2001 West Bromwich Albion 139 (3)
1999 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 12 (3)
2000 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (1)
2000 → Wrexham (loan) 7 (0)
Total270(8)
International career
1995 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Jonathan Mardon (born 14 September 1969) is a former professional footballer who made 270 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender. He was capped once for the Wales national team, against Germany in October 1995. [2]

Career

Mardon was born in Bristol, and started his professional career in 1987 with hometown club Bristol City. [1] He scored once for the club, [3] at the age of 19, away to Nottingham Forest in the semi-final of the League Cup on 15 February 1989. [4] He also played for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Wrexham, [5] before retiring due to injury in 2001. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 110. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (20 May 2004). "Wales – International Results 1990–1999 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Paul Mardon". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Own goal shatters underdog Bristol City". New Straits Times. Reuters. 17 February 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Paul Mardon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mardon set to call it a day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2009.


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