Paul Stancliffe

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Paul Stancliffe
Personal information
Full name	Paul Ian Stancliffe
Date of birth	May 5, 1958 (1958-05-05) (age 50)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Playing position	Central Defender
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1975-1982 1983-1990 1990 1990 1991-1994	Rotherham United Sheffield United → Rotherham United (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers York City Total	285 0(7) 278 (12) 005 0(0) 017 0(0) 089 0(3) 674 (22)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Ian Stancliffe (born May 5, 1958 in Sheffield, England) was a Footballer who played in the position of Central Defender.

[edit] Football career

Paul was born in Sheffield, but he first made his way in the game as a Rotherham United apprentice. He made his league debut for Rotherham at Brighton & Hove Albion on the opening day of the 1975-76 season, and immediately won himself a regular place in the side. He scarcely missed a game for seven years, and in 1981 he won a Third Division Championship medal.

After holding an ever-present record in his first campaign in Division Two, he was injured in one of the early matches of season 1982-83 and missed much of the remaining campaign, but returned towards the end of the season.

During the close-season he was transferred to Sheffield United after making 285 league appearances for Rotherham United. He made his debut for the Blades against Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium on 27 August 1983, and missed only three games as Sheffield United clinched promotion to Division Two.

[edit] External links

• Paul Stancliffe career stats at Soccerbase