Paul Moulden

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paul Moulden


fullname = Paul Anthony Moulden
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|9|6
cityofbirth = Farnworth
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Bolton Lads' Club
years = 1984–1989
1989–1990
1990–1993
1992
1993–1995
1995
1995–1996
1996–199?
1997–1999
clubs = Manchester City
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Oldham Athletic
→ Brighton & Hove Albion
Birmingham City
Huddersfield Town
Rochdale
Accrington Stanley
Bacup Borough
caps(goals) = 64 (18)
32 (13)
38 0(4)
11 0(5)
20 0(5)
02 0(0)
16 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Paul Moulden (born 6 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic and Birmingham City as a striker.

Playing career

Born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, as a youth Moulden entered the Guinness Book of Records by scoring 340 goals in a single season for Bolton Lads Club under-15s.cite news
url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2006/4/25/897907.html |title=Top Lad Paul is back where it all started |work=Bolton Evening News |date=2006-04-25 |accessdate=2007-05-26 ] He subsequently joined Manchester City, where he was a part of the team which won the 1986 FA Youth Cup. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4901246.stm |title=Lake sees bright future for City |publisher=BBC |date=2006-04-12 |accessdate=2007-05-26] He made his first team debut on 1 January 1986 against Aston Villa aged 18.cite book |last=Clayton |first=David |title=Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more! |publisher=Mainstream publishing |location=Edinburgh |date=2002 |pages=p.144 |isbn=1-84018-687-9] He made only two further first team appearances that season, both as substitute, but finished the season as top scorer for the reserve team. [cite book |last=Baskcomb |first=Julian (ed.) |title=Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98 |publisher=Polar |location=Leicester |year=1997 |pages=p.97] His first extended run in the first team came in late 1986, and he scored his first goals for the club in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on 8 November. A broken leg restricted him to three starts in the 1987-88 season. The following season Moulden started the majority of matches, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals in 36 league appearances as Manchester City gained promotion to the First Division. However in the close season he was sold to Bournemouth as a makeweight in the deal which took Ian Bishop to Maine Road.

Moulden spent just seven months on the south coast, scoring 13 goals in 37 starts for "the Cherries", before moving to Oldham on transfer deadline day. At Oldham he struggled with injuries, starting 19 matches in three years. He then had short spells with a succession clubs, playing for Brighton, Birmingham, Huddersfield and Rochdale before dropping out of League football in 1996.

After retiring from full-time football, he opened a fish and chip shop and played non-league football for Accrington Stanley [cite news
url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1996/7/18/848657.html |title=Moulden hopes to chip in |work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=1996-07-18 |accessdate=2008-02-28] and Bacup Borough. [cite news
url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1997/12/18/811725.html |title=Moulden signs for Bacup |work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=1997-12-18 |accessdate=2008-02-28] He went on to coach juniors at his old boys' club and at Manchester City's academy.

External links

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References

Persondata
NAME = Moulden, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1967-09-06
PLACE OF BIRTH = Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =