Paul Price (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Terence Price | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1954 | ||
Place of birth | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1981 | Luton Town | 207 | (8) |
1977–1978 | → Minnesota Kicks (loan) | 24 | (2) |
1981–1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | (0) |
1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 8 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Swansea City | 61 | (1) |
1986–1988 | Peterborough United | 86 | (0) |
Chelmsford City | |||
1988-1991 | Wivenhoe Town | 157 | (4) |
St Albans City | |||
Total | 582 | (15) | |
International career | |||
1980–1984 | Wales | 25 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Western Knights | ||
Sorrento | |||
Armadale | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Price (born 23 March 1954) is a former professional footballer. He played for
Swansea City, Minnesota Strikers, Peterborough United, St Albans City and was an international for Wales.[2] He played in the position of central defender
.
Football career
Price joined Luton Town from Welwyn Garden City in July 1971 and made 207 appearances for the club including one as substitute and scoring eight goals. In 1977 and 1978, Luton Town loaned Price to the
1982 Football League Cup Final the same year. Making a total of 62 appearances in all competitions including four as sub and scoring one goal for the club. Price joined the Minnesota Strikers of the NASL in 1984 on a free transfer from Tottenham and then joined Swansea City in January 1985 and went on to make 62 League appearances for the club. He returned to England to play a further 86 times at Peterborough United, before finishing his career in non league with Saltash United, Chelmsford City, Wivenhoe Town and St Albans City.[3]
International career
Price made a total of 27 appearances for Wales and scored once and was the first English born captain of Wales from 1982 to 1984.[4]
Managerial career
Price was appointed manager of the
Post-football career
After retiring from the game, Price went into property development before moving to Australia where he works in house renovation and property sales.[5]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- 1981 FA Charity Shield: Winner (shared)
- 1982 FA Cup Final: Winner
- 1982 Football League Cup Final: Runner-up
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ISBN 1-85291-665-6Retrieved 1 September 2008
- ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Mike Lewis. "Former Spurs defender recalls cliff fall". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Paul Price fact-file". MyEyesHaveSeenTheGlory MEHSTG. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Paul Price appointed as First Team Coach at Armadale – Fox Sports Pulse
- ^ "Drogheda v Tottenham game report". UEFA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 4 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Paul Price at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Photo of Price
- Welsh connection
- NASL players
- Spurs international players