Paul Read (footballer)

Paul Read (born 25 September 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who made 100 league appearances in English football, as a striker, also playing in the United States and Sweden.

Paul Read
Personal information
Full name Paul Colin Read[1]
Date of birth (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973
Place of birth Harlow, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1995 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Arsenal 0 (0)
1995 → Leyton Orient (loan) 11 (0)
1995 → Southend United (loan) 4 (1)
1996 → Albany Alleycats (loan)
1997–1999 Wycombe Wanderers 59 (9)
1999 Östersunds FK 25 (18)
1999–2000 Luton Town 0 (0)
2000–2002 Exeter City 26 (1)
Fleet Town
Total 125 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Harlow,[1] Read began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[2] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[3] While at Arsenal, Read spent loan spells at Leyton Orient and Southend United.[4] [5] He also spent time with the Albany Alleycats.[6][7]

After leaving Arsenal in 1997, Read signed for Wycombe Wanderers, and made 59 league appearances.[8] He left Wycombe in 1999, and spent a season in Sweden with Östersunds FK,[9] before returning to England with Luton Town, where he made one Football League Trophy appearance.[10] Read then signed for Exeter City, making 26 league appearances.[11] He finished his career with Fleet Town.[6]

References
  1. "Paul Read". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  5. "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. Paul Read at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. "Paul Read | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  8. "WYCOMBE WANDERERS : 1993/94 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  9. "Maratontabell antalet matcher, spelare – Östersunds FK". ostersundsfk.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. Paul Read at Soccerbase
  11. "EXETER CITY : 1946/47 - 2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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