Paul Heffer

Paul Victor Heffer (born 21 December 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for West Ham United.

Paul Heffer
Personal information
Full name Paul Victor Heffer[1]
Date of birth (1947-12-21) 21 December 1947
Place of birth West Ham, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1966 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1972 West Ham United 15 (0)
Cambridge City
Managerial career
Southend Manor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Club career

Heffer started as a junior for West Ham United making his professional debut on 18 March 1967 in a 1–0 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[2] He made only fifteen appearances for West Ham before his footballing career was cut short by injury in 1972. He was awarded a testimonial match on 4 April 1973 in which a West Ham side beat an Israeli side 3–2.[3][4] Heffer later played semi-professionally with Cambridge City.[5]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Heffer managed Southend Manor during the 1980s, also taking up a chairman role at the club during the late-1980s before being replaced as chairman by Simon Dibley in 1990.[6] Heffer later returned to West Ham, becoming an academy coach, before making the step up to assistant academy director.[7]

References
  1. "Paul Heffer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. "Paul Heffer". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. Rothman's Football Yearbook 1973-74 (4th year). London: Queen Anne Press. 1973.
  4. Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
  5. "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "Season Records" (.xls). Southend Manor F.C. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. "West Ham's Academy Paul Heffer on Player Development". Soccer Today. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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