Paul James Raynor (born 29 April 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has worked as assistant manager under Steve Evans at Rotherham United, Leeds United, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Gillingham and Stevenage. He is currently at Rotherham United.
 Raynor in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Raynor | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (1) |
| 1984 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Huddersfield Town | 50 | (9) |
| 1987–1992 | Swansea City | 191 | (27) |
| 1988 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Cambridge United | 49 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Preston North End | 80 | (9) |
| 1995–1997 | Cambridge United | 79 | (7) |
| 1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 10 | (1) |
| 1998 | Leyton Orient | 15 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2000–2001 | Boston United | ||
| 2001 | King's Lynn | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Hednesford Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2002 | Ossett Albion | ||
| 2002–2004 | King's Lynn | 68 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Crawley Town | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2004–2006 | Boston United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Boston United | ||
| 2007–2012 | Crawley Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Rotherham United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Leeds United (assistant head coach) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Mansfield Town (assistant head coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Peterborough United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Gillingham (assistant manager) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Stevenage (assistant manager) | ||
| 2024– | Rotherham United (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHe played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers,[2] Huddersfield Town,[3] Swansea City, Wrexham,[4] Cambridge United,[5] Preston North End[6] (where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham), and Leyton Orient.[7] He also spent a year in the Chinese Jia-A League with Guangdong Hongyuan.[8]
After leaving Leyton Orient, Raynor moved into non-League football with clubs including Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town, Boston United,[9] King's Lynn, Hednesford Town, where he spent a few months as player-manager,[10][11] Gainsborough Trinity,[12] Ossett Albion, and then King's Lynn again, to be released at the end of the 2002–03 season, only to rejoin for the next.[13][14]
Coaching career
editRaynor has coached at clubs Sheffield United and Boston United, where he was assistant manager for a time to Steve Evans.[15] In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at Crawley Town,[16] where he occasionally appeared as a player in the Conference.[9] The pair subsequently moved to Rotherham United. On 28 September 2015, Raynor left Rotherham.[9] On 19 October 2015, Raynor joined fellow Championship side Leeds United, once again as assistant to Evans.[17][18] On 31 May 2016, Evans and Raynor were both sacked by Leeds owner Massimo Cellino, with Evans becoming the sixth manager sacked by Cellino in two years.[19]
In June 2019 Raynor linked up with Evans once again at Gillingham.[20] Both departed the club on 9 January 2022.[21]
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Swansea City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Cambridge United : 1970/71–2004/05". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Preston North End : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Nixon, Alan (26 June 1997). "Sheffield United rate Kendall's loss at £1m". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Paul Raynor All-time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 10 September 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Stoner, Colin (26 May 2001). "Raynor vow to rescue Pitmen" (reprint). Birmingham Post. Retrieved 20 October 2009 – via FindArticles. [dead link]
- ^ Stoner, Colin (12 October 2001). "Pitmen to move fast as Raynor is sacked" (reprint). Birmingham Post. Retrieved 20 October 2009 – via FindArticles. [dead link]
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2001–2002". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Morris Influence Easy To See at the Walks". NonLeague Daily. 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "News Archive May–August 2003". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Paul Raynor (First Team Coach)". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Crawley appoint Evans as new boss". BBC Sport. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Steve Evans Appointed United Head Coach". Leeds United F.C. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned". BBC Sport. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Steve Evans: Leeds United sack head coach". BBC Sport. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Rotherham part company with Evans". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Club Statement". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External links
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- Paul Raynor at Soccerbase
