Paul Hince

Paul Frank Hince (2 March 1945 – 22 July 2023) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League. He played for the Division One championship-winning Manchester City side in 1967–68. Hince was one of four players retrospectively awarded a winner's medal in 2021, having not been eligible under the rules at the time.[1]

Paul Hince
Personal information
Full name Paul Frank Hince
Date of birth (1945-03-02)2 March 1945
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 22 July 2023(2023-07-22) (aged 78)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Manchester City 7 (4)
1968–1969 Charlton Athletic 23 (2)
1969–1970 Bury 38 (3)
1970–1971 Crewe Alexandra 48 (5)
1971–1972 Macclesfield Town 36 (2)
Total 130 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Paul Hince was a reporter with the Ashton News before commencing his football career at Old Trafford, but achieved most success scoring four goals and playing eleven games at cross town rivals Manchester City during the Mercer-Allison partnership in the 1967–68 season.[2] On retiring from the game Paul went back to journalism working for the Manchester Evening News[2][3] as the City correspondent where he frequently referred to City as "God's own Club," and later became the Chief Sportswriter and England correspondent. After a long illness living with dementia Hince died at home on 22 July 2023, at the age of 78. Despite rumours of being in a care home for the last few years, Hince was cared for at home by his wife and stepson until the end. [4]

References
  1. "Never too late: Former Man City players to receive medals for 1967-68 title". Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. "One last swipe at Manchester City and then Sir Alex Ferguson was gone...". Independent. Independent. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. Taylor, Daniel (31 August 2018). "Ten years on: how Abu Dhabi ownership transformed Manchester City". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Paul Hince: 1945-2023". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2023.


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