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1.1  Playing career  





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Paul Franklin
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-10-05) 5 October 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Ilford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
19xx–1983 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Watford32 (0)
1986Shrewsbury Town (loan)6 (0)
1987Swindon Town (loan)5 (1)
1987–1989 Reading20 (0)
1989–1990 Wycombe Wanderers? (?)
Total 63 (1)
Managerial career
1990–1995 Wycombe Wanderers (coach)
1995 Norwich City
1995–2000 Leicester City (coach)
2000–2006 Norwich United
2007 Diss Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Franklin (born 5 October 1963) is an English football coach and former professional player.

Career[edit]

Playing career[edit]

Franklin, who played as a central defender, began his career at Watford, making 32 appearances in the Football League between his debut in May 1983 and 1987.[2] While at Watford, Franklin spent loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Swindon Town.[2] Franklin later signed for Reading, making 20 League appearances over the next two seasons,[3] before dropping into non-League football with Wycombe Wanderers.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

After retiring as a player, Franklin worked as a coach at Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City (also being caretaker manager for one game in 1995) and Leicester City, before later managing non-League sides Norwich United and Diss Town.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  • ^ a b "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  • ^ a b "READING : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  • ^ "Profile". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

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