Paul Went

Football player infobox
playername= Paul Went


fullname = Paul Frank Went
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1949|10|12
cityofbirth = London
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Centre Half
youthyears = 1964-66
youthclubs = Leyton Orient
years = 1966-1967
1967-1972
1972-1973
1973-1976
1976-1978
1978-80
clubs = Leyton Orient
Charlton Athletic
Fulham
Portsmouth
Cardiff City
Orient
caps(goals) = 050 0(5)
163 (15)
058 0(3)
092 0(5)
072 (11)
045 0(3)
nationalyears = 1967-68
nationalteam = England Under 18
nationalcaps(goals) = 010 0(0)
pcupdate = 24 July 1980
ntupdate =

Paul Went was an English footballer with a quick turn of pace [ [http://www.leytonorient2.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=167148 Speed praised] ] who played professionally for five clubs [One, Orient twice: “The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854] over a fifteen year period. Hewas one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defender [ As football moved from 1-2-3-5 to 1-4-3-3/1-4-2-4] despite playing a similar role throughout. Born in Bromley-by-Bow on 12 October 1949 he played for both England schoolboys and the Under 18 youth side [10 caps between 14 February 1967 and 28 February 1968-accessed via AFS Database December 24th 2007 13:28] . After an apprenticeship he broke into the Orient first team in 1966 and played 50 games for the club before being transferred to Charlton in June 1967 [ [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/charlton/charlton.htm Transfer to Fulham] ] . He spent five years at The Valley before moving to Fulham in the summer of 1972. After only 18 months he was off to Portsmouth, part of new chairman John Deacon’s ambitious new rebuilding programme [”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252] . Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between Went and Malcolm Manley [ "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500] , but the former Leicester defender injured his knee in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park club and never played professionally again. Went, by contrast, was voted "Player of the Year" at the end of his first season. As financial crisis piled on crisis ["Garcia makes fresh pleas in SOS Pompey campaign": Article in "The News" by Mike Neasom Wednesday 22 September 1976] manager Ian St John cut the wage bill by selling Went to Cardiff City, his last game being a 4-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury [Went’s departure opened the door for future England defender Steve Foster, who was switched by manager Ian St John from attack to defence] . After two eventful years in Wales [ [http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/feature/display.var.757129.0.a_crucial_orient_day_recalled.php Scores winner for Cardiff to avoid relegation] ] Went returned to his home town to rejoin his first club. As his playing career drew to an end Went was appointed Assistant Manager at Brisbane Road, culminating in a one day reign as full manager [ [http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/movers.html?seasonid=111 One day managerial career] ] .

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