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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul David Compton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Stroud, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1980–1983 | AFC Bournemouth | 64 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Aldershot | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Torquay United | 95 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Newport County | 27 | (2) |
| 1987–1991 | Weymouth | ||
| 1991 | Bashley | ||
| 1991–1993 | Torquay United | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Bideford | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Weymouth | ||
| 1992-1993 | Torquay United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul David Compton (born 6 June 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He most notably managed Torquay United during the 1992–93 season, and was assistant manager at Dorchester Town prior to rejoining Torquay United in the summer of 2008 as joint manager of their new youth set-up. He was born in Stroud.
- ^ "Paul Compton". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.