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English footballer

Paul Overton
Personal information
Full name Paul Henry Overton
Date of birth (1961-04-18) 18 April 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Soham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1979–1980 Peterborough United 0 (0)
1980–1981 Northampton Town 0 (0)
Histon
Cambridge United
Chatteris Town
Soham Town Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Henry Overton (born 18 April 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Ipswich Town.

Career

Overton began his career in the youth set-up at Ipswich Town. On 28 April 1978, Overton made his debut for Ipswich in a 6–1 defeat away to Aston Villa, a week before Ipswich's FA Cup final victory against Arsenal. Overton's inclusion in the starting XI came after first choice goalkeeper Paul Cooper failed a fitness test due to a back injury, not wanting to risk aggravating it before Ipswich's maiden FA Cup final appearance. Ipswich manager Bobby Robson singled out Overton as the best player in Ipswich's 6–1 defeat. Following his departure from Ipswich in 1979, Overton joined Peterborough United and Northampton Town for a season each.

Overton later dropped down into Non-League football, playing for Histon, Cambridge United, Chatteris Town and hometown club Soham Town Rangers in the Eastern Counties League. Overton later managed Soham's reserves, before leaving the role in 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Paul Overton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "The Most Memorable Day in Town's History". TWTD. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Cooper's mascot came up trumps". Ipswich Star. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. Eastern Counties Football League (November 2010). The History of the Eastern Counties Football League. pp. 4–5.
  5. "New duo take charge of Soham Reserves". Ely Standard. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2021.


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