Paul Mardon

Paul Mardon
Personal information
Full name Paul Jonathan Mardon
Date of birth (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 57)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Central defender
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Bristol City 42 (0)
1990 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1993 Birmingham City 64 (1)
1993–2001 West Bromwich Albion 139 (3)
1999 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 12 (3)
2000 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (1)
2000 → Wrexham (loan) 7 (0)
Total 270 (8)
International career
1995 Wales 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Jonathan Mardon (born 14 September 1969) is a former professional footballer who made 270 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender. He was capped once for the Wales national team, against Germany in October 1995.

Career

Mardon was born in Bristol, and started his professional career in 1987 with hometown club Bristol City. He scored once for the club, at the age of 19, away to Nottingham Forest in the semi-final of the League Cup on 15 February 1989. He also played for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Wrexham, before retiring due to injury in 2001.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (20 May 2004). "Wales – International Results 1990–1999 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Paul Mardon". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Own goal shatters underdog Bristol City". New Straits Times. Reuters. 17 February 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Paul Mardon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mardon set to call it a day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2009.