Paul Sugrue

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Paul Sugrue
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Sugrue [1]
Date of birth (1960-11-06) 6 November 1960 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth Coventry, [1] England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
197x–1980 Nuneaton Borough
1980–1981 Manchester City 20 (0)
1981–1982 Cardiff City 5 (0)
1982–1985 Middlesbrough 89 (6)
1984–1986 Portsmouth 4 (0)
1985–1986 Northampton Town 8 (2)
1986–1987 Newport County 2 (0)
Bridgend Town
1988–1989 Elo Kuopio 29 (7)
1990–1991 Barnet 1 (0)
Managerial career
Nuneaton Borough
2006–2007 Merthyr Tydfil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Sugrue (born 6 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Northampton Town and Newport County. [3]

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Sugrue played non-league football for Nuneaton Borough before a long career in the Football League. [3] He then returned to non-league with Bridgend Town [3] and played for Elo Kuopio in Finland, before returning to England to play a pivotal role in Barnet's 1991 Conference title-winning campaign. He had a spell as manager at Nuneaton Borough, [4] and later became vice-chairman of Merthyr Tydfil, taking over managerial duties as well in February 2006. [5] [6]

Personal life

In late 2017 Sugrue appeared in court on fraud charges, alongside fellow former footballer Mark Aizlewood and others. [7] He was found guilty in February 2018 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. [8] [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  254. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 3 "Paul Sugrue". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Players Paul Sugrue". Pompeyrama. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "February News Archive". Southern Football League. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "History". Merthyr Tydfil F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Court told ex-Leeds United player was part of college scam". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ex-player Mark Aizlewood and others guilty of football fraud". BBC News. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mark Aizlewood jailed over football apprenticeship fraud". BBC News. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.


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