Paul Franklin (footballer)

Paul Franklin
Personal information
Date of birth	5 October 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth	Ilford, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
19xx–1983	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1987	Watford
1986	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
1987	→ Swindon Town (loan)
1987–1989	Reading
1989–1990	Wycombe Wanderers
Total
Managerial career
1990–1995	Wycombe Wanderers (coach)
1995	Norwich City
1995–2000	Leicester City (coach)
2000–2006	Norwich United
2007	Diss Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Franklin (born 5 October 1963) is an English football coach and former professional player.

Career[edit]

Franklin, who played as a central defender, began his career at Watford, making 32 appearances in the Football League between his debut in May 1983 and 1987.^[2] While at Watford, Franklin spent loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Swindon Town.^[2] Franklin later signed for Reading, making 20 League appearances over the next two seasons,^[3] before dropping into non-League football with Wycombe Wanderers.^[3]

After retiring as a player, Franklin worked as a coach at Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City (also being caretaker manager for one game in 1995) and Leicester City, before later managing non-League sides Norwich United and Diss Town.^[4]

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ ^a ^b "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "READING : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
^ "Profile". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 5 December 2010.