Paul Thirlwell
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Washington, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town (assistant manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Sunderland | 77 | (0) |
1999 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Sheffield United | 30 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Derby County | 21 | (0) |
2006 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2007–2015 | Carlisle United | 214 | (7) |
2015–2016 |
Harrogate Town | 26 | (1) |
Total | 394 | (9) | |
International career | |||
2001 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Carlisle United (interim player-manager) | ||
2016– |
Harrogate Town (assistant manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Thirlwell (born 13 February 1979) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant manager at Harrogate Town. He is also a former England U21 international.
Career
Thirlwell was born in
With
Despite a regular starting place during the first half of the season, injuries meant that Thirlwell missed a large chunk of the latter half of the campaign. Thirlwell also suffered a fractured skull during a reserve team match in April 2004, bringing a premature end to Thirlwell's Sunderland career.
With Thirlwell's contract up for renewal at the end of the season, manager
He made his debut for Derby on 6 August 2005 in a league game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 8 September 2006, Thirlwell joined
On 16 January 2009, Thirlwell scored his first league goal for Carlisle to equalise 2–2 against a second placed MK Dons team, Carlisle went on to win the match 3–2 through debutante Joe Anyinsah's goal.
On 2 May 2009, Thirlwell scored the winning goal against Millwall in Carlisle's final game of the season, a game Carlisle had to win to avoid relegation to League Two. The match ended Carlisle 2–0 Millwall.[8] Thirlwell was released by the club at the end of the 2014–15 season, ending his nine-year association with the Cumbrian outfit.
On 28 May 2015, Thirlwell signed a contract with
Honours
Carlisle United
References
- ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Sunderland 3–0 Luton". BBC. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 3–3 Wolves". BBC. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "It's a sign". Carlisle United official website. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
- ^ "Carlisle 1–1 Northampton". BBC Sport. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Carlisle net Derby man Thirlwell". BBC Sport. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "The perfect position". Carlisle United official website. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Carlisle 2–0 Millwall". Carlisle United official website. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ Stephan Shemilt (3 April 2011). "Brentford 0–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Stephan Shemilt (28 March 2010). "Carlisle United 1–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links
- Paul Thirlwell's at Soccerbase