Paul Price (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Paul Price

|image=

|fullname=Paul Terence Price

|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1954|03|23}}

| birth_place = St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

| height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=314 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| years1 = 1971–1981

| years2 = 1977–1978

| years3 = 1981–1984

| years4 = 1984

| years5 = 1985–1986

| years6 = 1986–1988

| years7 =

| years8 =

| years9 = 1988-1991

| years10 =

| clubs1 = Luton Town

| clubs2 = → Minnesota Kicks (loan)

| clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur

| clubs4 = Minnesota Strikers

| clubs5 = Swansea City

| clubs6 =Peterborough United

| clubs8 =Chelmsford City

| clubs9 =Wivenhoe Town

| clubs10 =St Albans City

| caps1 = 207 | goals1 = 8

| caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 2

| caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 61 | goals5 = 1

| caps6 = 86 | goals6 = 0

| caps9 = 157 | goals9 = 4

| totalcaps = 582

| totalgoals = 15

|nationalyears1=1980–1984

|nationalteam1=Wales

|nationalcaps1= 25 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs1 = Western Knights

| manageryears2 =

| managerclubs2 = Sorrento

| manageryears3 =

| managerclubs3 = Armadale

}}

Paul Price (born 23 March 1954) is a former professional footballer. He played for Welwyn Garden City, Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City, Minnesota Strikers, Peterborough United, St Albans City and was an international for Wales.Hugman, B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p502 {{ISBN|1-85291-665-6}} Retrieved 1 September 2008 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 Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League. In June 1981 he transferred in a £250,000 deal to Spurs. He made his debut at Middlesbrough in August 1981. Price featured in both matches of the 1982 FA Cup Final and also played in 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search |website=English National Player Archive |accessdate=15 April 2019}}

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.{{cite news|author1=Mike Lewis|title=Former Spurs defender recalls cliff fall|url=http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/former-spurs-defender-recalls-horror-cliff-fall-1-3734425|accessdate=17 May 2017|publisher=Welwyn Hatfield Times}}

Managerial career

Price was appointed manager of the Western Australian Football League team Western Knights in 2009. and later moved to coach Sorrento in 2011. Price recently took upon the role as manager of Armadale in 2015 – competing in NPL WA.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-8273-111358-0-0&sID=242223&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34624834 Paul Price appointed as First Team Coach at Armadale – Fox Sports Pulse]

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.{{cite web|title=Paul Price fact-file|url=http://archive.mehstg.com/fact_price_paul.htm|website=MyEyesHaveSeenTheGlory MEHSTG|accessdate=17 May 2017}}

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

1981 FA Charity Shield: Winner (shared)
1982 FA Cup Final: Winner
1982 Football League Cup Final: Runner-up
UEFA Cup: 1983–84{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/1030--drogheda-vs-tottenham/|title=Drogheda v Tottenham game report|accessdate=15 June 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] Retrieved 4 December 2012 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }}
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[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/tottenham-hotspur-fc/paul-price-9588/league-appearances_a17496/ Photo of Price]
[http://www.famouswelsh.com/Welsh-Sport/rugby-cricket-athletics-boxing-snooker-darts.php?pid=506 Welsh connection]
[http://nasljerseys.com/Players/P/Price.Paul.htm NASL players]
[http://www.mehstg.com/internat.htm Spurs international players]

Category:Footballers from St Albans

Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:English football managers

Category:Luton Town F.C. players

Category:Minnesota Kicks players

Category:Minnesota Strikers (NASL) players

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Category:Peterborough United F.C. players

Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players

Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players