Paul Cahill (English footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paul Cahill

| image =

| fullname = Paul Gerard Cahill

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1955|9|29}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|6|6|1955|9|29}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1973–1975

| clubs1 = Coventry City

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1975–1978

| clubs2 = Portsmouth

| caps2 = 97

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1977–1978

| clubs3 = → Aldershot (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1978

| clubs4 = Southern California Lazers

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1978–1979

| clubs5 = Tranmere Rovers

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1978–1979

| clubs6 = Stockport County

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1979–1981

| clubs7 = California Surf

| caps7 = 70

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 1979–1981

| clubs8 = California Surf (indoor)

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 1981–1982

| clubs9 = San Jose Earthquakes

| years10 = 1982–1983

| goals9 = 0

| clubs10 = Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)

| caps9 = 11

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

}}

Paul Gerard Cahill (29 September 1955 – 6 June 2021) was an English association football defender who played during the 1970s and 1980s.

Cahill played in the Football League for Coventry City, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County. In 1978, he signed with the Southern California Lazers of the American Soccer League (where he earned all-league honors),{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19780903&id=JKofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZdYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4485,524983|title=Four Lazers all-league|date=3 September 1978|access-date=3 December 2020|work=The Gadsden Times}} before moving to the California Surf of the North American Soccer League in 1979. In 1981, he transferred to the San Jose Earthquakes, ending his career in 1982.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cahill.Paul.htm|title=NASL-Paul Cahill|website=Nasljerseys.com|access-date=9 June 2021}}

Cahill died on 6 June 2021, at the age of 65.{{Cite web|url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/pompey-mourn-paul-cahill/|title=Pompey Mourn Paul Cahill|website=Portsmouthfc.co.uk|access-date=9 June 2021}}