Paul Stapleton

Stapleton attended Victoria Road Primary School and then Devonport High School for Boys. He then studied Accountancy at Plymouth University.{{cite news | url=http://www.parkhurst-hill.co.uk/team/paul-stapleton-senior-director| title=Parkhurst-Hill| publisher=Parkhurst-Hill| accessdate=11 November 2011}}

In August 2001, Stapleton succeeded Dan McCauley as chairman of Plymouth Argyle, heading a consortium of local businessmen each with an equal share in the club.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/10/newsstory.sport11 | title=Foot joins Argyle board | publisher=The Guardian | date=10 August 2001 | accessdate=23 February 2011}}

Stapleton's tenure saw Argyle win two championships, in 2001/02 and 2003/04, which took them from the fourth division of English football to the second. Stapleton also presided over the Board's purchase of the freehold of Argyle's ground, Home Park, from Plymouth City Council in early 2007. During Stapleton's 11 years as Director then Chairman Plymouth Argyle had five managers, two caretaker managers, and broke the transfer record four times, rebuilt three-quarters of Home Park and purchased the freehold of the stadium.{{cite web|last1=De-Lar|first1=Ian|title=Stapleton's Legacy|url=http://www.plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=155923|website=plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk|accessdate=8 February 2017}}

In July 2009, Stapleton stepped down as the club's chairman following the completion of a takeover by a consortium led by Sir Roy Gardner.{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_5411849,00.html | title=Pilgrims takeover completed | publisher=Sky Sports| date=2 July 2009 | accessdate=23 February 2011}}

In July 2020 he took over as chairman at Tavistock.{{cite news | url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/former-plymouth-argyle-chairman-paul-4284998

| title=Former Plymouth Argyle chairman Paul Stapleton takes the reins at Tavistock|publisher=Plymouth Herald| date=2 July 2020 | accessdate=2 July 2020}} He stood down in June 2022.{{cite news | url=https://www.tavistockfc.com/2022/06/club-statement-goodbye-to-stapleton-and-jackson/

|title=Club Statement – Goodbye to Stapleton and Jackson |publisher=Tavistock AFC| date=21 June 2022 | accessdate=4 July 2022}}

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