Paul Moulden

Paul Anthony Joseph Moulden (born 6 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played as a striker for Manchester City, AFC Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic, Molde, Brighton & Hove Albion, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale.

Paul Moulden
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Joseph Moulden[1]
Date of birth (1967-09-06) 6 September 1967[1]
Place of birth Farnworth,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bolton Lads' Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Manchester City 64 (18)
1989–1990 AFC Bournemouth 32 (13)
1990–1993 Oldham Athletic 38 (4)
1992 → Molde (loan) 4 (0)
1992 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 11 (5)
1993–1995 Birmingham City 20 (5)
1995 Huddersfield Town 2 (0)
1995–1996 Rochdale 16 (1)
1996–199? Accrington Stanley
1997–1999 Bacup Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Moulden was born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire.[1] and attended Thornleigh Salesian School in Bolton [3] As a youth he entered the Guinness Book of Records by scoring 340 goals in a single season for Bolton Lads Club under-15s.[4] He subsequently joined Manchester City, where he was a part of the team which won the 1986 FA Youth Cup.[5] He made his first team debut on 1 January 1986 against Aston Villa aged 18.[6] He made only two further first team appearances that season, both as substitute, but finished the season as top scorer for the reserve team.[7] His first extended run in the first team came in late 1986, and he scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 win over Aston Villa on 8 November. A broken leg[6] restricted him to three starts in the 1987–88 season. The following season Moulden started the majority of matches, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals in 36 league appearances as Manchester City gained promotion to the First Division. However, in the close season he was sold to AFC Bournemouth as a makeweight in the deal which took Ian Bishop to Maine Road.

Moulden spent just seven months on the south coast, scoring 13 goals in 37 starts for the Cherries, before moving to Oldham Athletic on transfer deadline day. At Oldham he struggled with injuries, starting 19 matches in three years. In 1992, Moulden had loan spells at Norwegian club Molde[8] and Brighton & Hove Albion. He then had short spells with a succession of clubs, playing for Birmingham City, Huddersfield and Rochdale before dropping out of League football in 1996.

After retiring from full-time football, he opened a fish and chip shop and played non-league football for Accrington Stanley[9] and Bacup Borough.[10] He went on to coach juniors at his old boys' club and at Manchester City's academy.[4]

References
  1. "Paul Moulden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "Paul Moulden". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers football programme, 8 February 1986, p10
  4. "Top Lad Paul is back where it all started". Bolton Evening News. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "Lake sees bright future for City". BBC. 12 April 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  6. Clayton, David (2002). Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more!. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 144. ISBN 1-84018-687-9.
  7. Baskcomb, Julian, ed. (1997). Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997–98. Leicester: Polar. p. 97.
  8. "MFK 1992". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. "Moulden hopes to chip in". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. "Moulden signs for Bacup". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 18 December 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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