Paul Brayson

Football player infobox
playername = Paul Brayson


fullname = Paul Brayson
height = height|ft=5|in=4
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|9|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Newcastle upon Tyne
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Newcastle Blue Star
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–1998
1997
1998–2000
2000
2000–2002
2002–2004
2004–2007
2005
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Newcastle United
→ Swansea City (loan)
Reading
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Cardiff City
Cheltenham Town
Northwich Victoria
→ Gateshead (loan)
York City
Gateshead
Newcastle Blue Star
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
011 0(5)
042 0(1)
009 0(1)
075 (18)
051 0(8)
108 (42)
002 0(2)
022 0(4)
019 0(9)
000 0(0)
nationalyears = 2007
nationalteam = England C
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
pcupdate = 13:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 13:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Paul Brayson (born 16 September 1977 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Newcastle Blue Star.

Career

Brayson started his career with Newcastle United before moving to Swansea City on loan. He signed permanently for Reading in March 1998 for a fee of £100,000.cite news
title = Paul Brayson
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=938
publisher = Soccerbase
accessdate = 2007-06-28] He joined Cardiff City on loan in 2000.

He then moved Cardiff City on a free transfer in 2000.cite news
title = Cardiff City secure Brayson's signature
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/832643.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2000-07-14
accessdate = 2007-06-28] He moved to Cheltenham Town in July 2002.cite news
title = Brayson joins Cheltenham
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/2153479.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2002-07-26
accessdate = 2007-06-28] He was released at the end of the end of the 2003–04 season.cite news
title = HANDY SIGNINGS BY BURR
url = http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=19698
publisher = Non-League Daily
date = 2004-08-13
accessdate = 2007-07-23] He had a trial at York City in July 2004, but manager Chris Brass decided not to give him a contract.cite news
title = BRAYSON GOES - BUT ROWAN EARNS TRIAL EXTENSION
url = http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=19327
publisher = Non-League Daily
date = 2004-07-31
accessdate = 2007-07-23]

He dropped out of The Football League when he moved to Northwich Victoria in August 2004. This allowed him to play part-time for Cheshire club while running a taxi business in his native Newcastle.cite news
title = Minstermen part company with Brayson and Wrigley
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/display.var.2008013.0.minstermen_part_company_with_brayson_and_wrigley.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-01-31
accessdate = 2008-01-31] Fact|date=January 2008 He joined Gateshead on loan in March 2005.cite news
title = Brayson joins Gateshead on loan
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northwich_victoria/4354193.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-03-16
accessdate = 2007-06-28] He was back at Northwich for the 2005–06 season, where he scored 32 goals in 51 appearances in Conference North.cite news
title = MINSTERMEN SET TO ADD TWO MORE
url = http://york.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=973&p=2&stid=8449430
publisher = Minstermen
date = 2007-06-20
accessdate = 2007-06-28] He participated in a fine FA Cup run with Northwich, before being knocked out by Premier League club Sunderland. During that FA Cup run, Brayson won the FA Player of the Round twice, becoming the first player to do so.cite news
title = Brayson makes history with award
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4433574.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-11-14
accessdate = 2007-06-18] He was regarded as a fans favourite with the Northwich supporters.Fact|date=December 2007 He was capped by the England C team in 2007, winning his only cap in a 3–0 win over Scotland on 25 May 2007.cite book
last = Williams
first = Mike
coauthors = Williams, Tony
title = The Non League Club Directory 2008
publisher = Tony Williams Publications
year = 2007
pages = p925–927
isbn = 9781869833572 ]

Brayson was signed by York City on 26 June 2007.cite news
title = York sign former Northwich pair
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/6240956.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-06-26
accessdate = 2007-06-26] He was believed to have turned down a loan move to Gateshead in January 2008.cite news
title = Brayson is back on the market
url = http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2006251.mostviewed.brayson_is_back_on_the_market.php
publisher = This Is Cheshire
date = 2008-01-30
accessdate = 2008-01-31] He made 22 appearances in the Conference National for York, scoring four goals, prior to being released on 30 January 2008.cite news
title = Brayson leaves Minstermen
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.2005417.0.brayson_leaves_minstermen.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-01-30
accessdate = 2008-01-30] He signed for Gateshead on 31 January.cite news
title = Brayson stays in north east
url = http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/display.var.2010654.0..php
publisher = This Is Cheshire
date = 2008-01-31
accessdate = 2008-01-31]

The end of the 2007–08 season saw Brayson offered a new contract by Gateshead. At the same time Newcastle Blue Star made him a lucrative offer to drop down two leagues and play for them. On 2 June 2008 Brayson was released by Gateshead having failed to agree to the new contract by a set deadline.cite news
title = Tynesiders swoop for second Turnbull
url = http://www.gateshead-fc.com/news2.php?i=981
publisher = Evening Chronicle
date = 2008-06-03
accessdate = 2008-06-03] Upon his release by Gateshead, Brayson accepted the contract on offer from Newcastle Blue Star.cite news
title = Striker snatch scores
url = http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football-newcastle/2008/06/04/striker-snatch-scores-72703-21021503/
publisher = Evening Chronicle
date = 2008-06-04
accessdate = 2008-06-04]

Notes

External links

*Soccerbase|id=938|name=Paul Brayson

Persondata
NAME= Brayson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Brayson, Paul
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1977-09-16
PLACE OF BIRTH= Newcastle upon Tyne, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=