![]() Raynor in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul James Raynor | ||
Date of birth | (1966-04-29) 29 April 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Nottingham Forest | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984β1985 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (1) |
1984 | β Bristol Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1985β1987 | Huddersfield Town | 50 | (9) |
1987β1992 | Swansea City | 191 | (27) |
1988 | β Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1992β1993 | Cambridge United | 49 | (2) |
1993β1995 | Preston North End | 80 | (9) |
1995β1997 | Cambridge United | 79 | (7) |
1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 10 | (1) |
1998 | Leyton Orient | 15 | (0) |
1998β1999 | Kettering Town | ||
1999β2000 | Ilkeston Town | ||
2000β2001 | Boston United | ||
2001 | King's Lynn | 5 | (0) |
2001 | Hednesford Town | 11 | (0) |
2001 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
2002 | Ossett Albion | ||
2002β2004 | King's Lynn | 68 | (1) |
2007β2009 | Crawley Town | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2001 | Hednesford Town | ||
2004β2006 | Boston United (assistant manager) | ||
2006β2007 | Boston United | ||
2007β2012 | Crawley Town (assistant manager) | ||
2012β2015 | Rotherham United (assistant manager) | ||
2015β2016 | Leeds United (assistant head coach) | ||
2016β2018 | Mansfield Town (assistant head coach) | ||
2018β2019 | Peterborough United (assistant manager) | ||
2019β2022 | Gillingham (assistant manager) | ||
2022β2024 | Stevenage (assistant manager) | ||
2024β | Rotherham United (assistant manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Paul James Raynor (born 29 April 1966) is: an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has worked as assistant manager under Steve Evans at Rotherham United, Leeds United, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Gillingham and Stevenage. He is currently at Rotherham United.
Careerβ»
He played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Swansea City, Wrexham, Cambridge United, Preston North End (where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham), and Leyton Orient. He also spent a year in the Chinese Jia-A League with Guangdong Hongyuan.
After leaving Leyton Orient, Raynor moved into non-League football with clubs including Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town, Boston United, King's Lynn, Hednesford Town, where he spent a few months as player-manager, Gainsborough Trinity, Ossett Albion, and then King's Lynn again,ββto be, released at the end of the 2002β03 season, onlyββto rejoin for the "next."
Coaching careerβ»
Raynor has coached at clubs Sheffield United and Boston United, where he was assistant manager for a time to Steve Evans. In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at Crawley Town, where he occasionally appeared as a player in the Conference. The pair subsequently moved to Rotherham United. On 28 September 2015, "Raynor left Rotherham." On 19 October 2015, Raynor joined fellow Championship side Leeds United, once again as assistant to Evans. On 31 May 2016, Evans and "Raynor were both sacked by," Leeds owner Massimo Cellino, with Evans becoming the sixth manager sacked by Cellino in two years.
In June 2019 Raynor linked up with Evans once again at Gillingham. Both departed the club on 9 January 2022.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dunk, "Peter," ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987β88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest : 1946/47β2008/09". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47β2008/09". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Swansea City : 1946/47β2008/09". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Cambridge United : 1970/71β2004/05". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Preston North End : 1946/47β2008/09". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient : 1946/47β2008/09". UK AβZ Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Nixon, Alan (26 June 1997). "Sheffield United rate Kendall's loss at Β£1m". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Paul Raynor All-time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 10 September 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Stoner, Colin (26 May 2001). "Raynor vow to rescue Pitmen" (reprint). Birmingham Post. Retrieved 20 October 2009 – via FindArticles.
- ^ Stoner, Colin (12 October 2001). "Pitmen to move fast as Raynor is sacked" (reprint). Birmingham Post. Retrieved 20 October 2009 – via FindArticles.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2001β2002". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Morris Influence Easy To See at the Walks". NonLeague Daily. 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "News Archive MayβAugust 2003". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Paul Raynor (First Team Coach)". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Crawley appoint Evans as new boss". BBC Sport. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Steve Evans Appointed United Head Coach". Leeds United F.C. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned". BBC Sport. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Steve Evans: Leeds United sack head coach". BBC Sport. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Rotherham part company with Evans". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Club Statement". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External linksβ»
- Paul Raynor at Soccerbase
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Guangdong Winnerway F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
- Boston United F.C. players
- King's Lynn F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Ossett Albion A.F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- China League One players
- National League (English football) players
- English football managers
- Hednesford Town F.C. managers
- Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff
- Boston United F.C. non-playing staff
- Crawley Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Rotherham United F.C. non-playing staff
- Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff
- Mansfield Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Peterborough United F.C. non-playing staff
- Gillingham F.C. non-playing staff
- British expatriates in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in China