Paul Sparrow

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Paul Sparrow
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-03-24) 24 March 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
?–1993 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1996–1998 Preston North End 20 (0)
1998–1999 Rochdale 25 (2)
1999–2005 Lancaster City ? (?)
2005–? Stalybridge Celtic ? (?)
Kendal Town ? (?)
Chorley ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Sparrow (born 24 March 1975 in Wandsworth, Greater London) [2] is an English, retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Preston North End and Rochdale, as a defender. He also played non-league football for Lancaster City, Stalybridge Celtic, Kendal Town and Chorley.

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Playing career

Sparrow began his youth career at Crystal Palace and subsequently signed professional terms. He made his professional debut on 8 November 1995 as a substitute in an away 0–2 defeat to Middlesbrough in a League Cup replay. [3] After one further appearance in the Football League, Sparrow moved to Preston North End, in March 1996. [2] At Preston, Sparrow made 20 league appearances over the next two seasons, without scoring, before moving to Rochdale in 1998. At Rochdale, he made 25 appearances, scoring twice, before moving to Lancaster City in 1999. He spent six seasons at Lancaster and, when he left in 2005, [4] was the club's longest serving player at the time. [5]

Later career

After retiring from football, Sparrow completed the London Marathon. [6] As of December 2009, he was known to be working with the coaching team at Myerscough College. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Sparrow". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 553. ISBN   9781780910468.
  3. ↑ King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 408–9. ISBN   9781780910468.
  4. ↑ "Wrench to leave for Sparrow". lancasterguardian.co.uk. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sparrow can't wait for North End test". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Features". pneformerplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Myerscough's Portuguese project continues to excel!". myerscough.ac.uk. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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