Paul Comstive

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playername = Paul Comstive


fullname = Paul Thomas Comstive
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|11|25
cityofbirth = Southport
countryofbirth = England
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position = Midfielder/Full back
youthyears = 1978–1979
youthclubs = Blackburn Rovers
years = 1979–1983
1982
1983
1983–1984
1984–1987
1987–1989
1989–1991
1991–1993
1993–1995
1995–1996
1996–199?
clubs = Blackburn Rovers
→ Rochdale (loan)
→ Rochdale (loan)
Wigan Athletic
Wrexham
Burnley
Bolton Wanderers
Chester City
Southport
Morecambe
Chorley
caps(goals) = 06 0 0 (0)
06 0 0 (2)
03 0 0 (0)
035 00 (2)
099 0 0(8)
082 0 0(17)
049 0 0(3)
057 00 (6)
061 0 0(11)
028 0 0(1)
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Paul Comstive (born 25 November 1961, Southport) is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for seven different clubs and also played non-league football.

Playing career

Comstive was to spend the vast majority of his career in the north-west of England, beginning as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers in October 1979. He went on to make six league appearances for Rovers, with two loan spells with Rochdale following before a move to Wigan Athletic in August 1983.

After a three year stint with Wrexham from 1984 to 1987, Comstive made an £8,000 switch to Burnley [cite web|url= http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=341465 |title= Burnley career profile | publisher = www.claretsmad.co.uk| accessdate=2008-01-30] . This spell saw him play at Wembley Stadium in the 1987–88 Sherpa Van Trophy final against Wolverhampton Wanderers [cite web|url= http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/1988sv.htm |title= The 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy Final| publisher = The Wolves Site| accessdate=2008-01-30] .

Comstive moved on again in 1989 to Bolton Wanderers for £37,000, [cite web|url= http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=341465 |title= Burnley career profile | publisher = www.claretsmad.co.uk| accessdate=2008-01-30] , with his two seasons at Burnden Park ending in losses in the Third Division play–offs. In November 1991 Comstive moved to Chester City for £10,000 [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.110 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . He scored in the first Football League match at the Deva Stadium between Chester and Burnley on 5 September 1992 but was released at the end of the 1992–93 season. Many of his appearances for Chester came at full back [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] .

This marked the end of Comstive's professional career. He joined hometown club Southport and went on to play for fellow non-league clubs Morecambe and Chorley [Cite news
title= Lean spell continues for Shrimps
url= http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1996/3/21/856739.html
publisher= Lancashire Telegraph| date= 1996-03-21 | accessdate= 2008-01-30] . Comstive later had a short spell on the coaching staff at Southport [Cite news
title= Turf Moor Notebook
url= http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/11/27/749327.html
publisher= Lancashire Telegraph| date= 1999-11-27 | accessdate= 2008-01-30] and also worked for Burscough [cite web|url= http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sue.berry/news.html |title= New Reserve Team Coach| publisher = Burscough FC| accessdate=2008-01-30] . He is now manager of Fleetwood Hesketh FC, assisted by "Bill and Ben", aka Alan Francis and Dave Massam.

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/paulcomstive.htm Career details from Neil Brown]
* [http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s474/st81357.htm Bolton Wanderers career details]
* [http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=341465 Burnley career details]
* [http://www.yeoldetreeandcrown.34sp.com/a-zlaticsmain-c.htm A–Z of Wigan Athletic players]

References