Paul Tomlinson

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paul Tomlinson

| image = Paul tomlinson.jpg

| image_size = 120

| fullname = Paul Tomlinson{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005

| year = 2005

| publisher = Queen Anne Press

| isbn = 978-1-85291-665-7

| page = 616 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|2|4|df=y}}{{Hugman|19764|accessdate=5 April 2020}}

| birth_place = Rotherham, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/324 324] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/324}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1983–1987 | clubs1 = Sheffield United | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = → Birmingham City (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1987–1995 | clubs3 = Bradford City | caps3 = 293 | goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 341 | totalgoals = 0

}}

Paul Tomlinson (born 4 February 1965) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United, Birmingham City (on loan) and Bradford City.

Bradford City signed Tomlinson for a club record £47,500 from Sheffield United in June 1987, replacing Peter Litchfield in goal for the 1987–88 season.{{cite book

|last=Frost

|first=Terry

|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988

|publisher=Breedon Books Sport

|date=1988

|page=114

|isbn=0-907969-38-0}} He holds the record for number of games played by a Bradford City goalkeeper with 293 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/24311273.bar-manager-role-former-bradford-city-goalkeeper/|title=Bar manager role for former Bradford City goalkeeper|date=10 May 2024|website=Keighley News}}

Tomlinson later worked as a golf coach in Spain and in hospitality in the UK. As of May 2024 he was a bar manager in Riddlesden.