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Paul Baxter (footballer)

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Paul Baxter
Personal information
Full name Paul Albert Baxter[1]
Date of birth (1964-04-22) 22 April 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
0000–1981 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1983–1984 Leytonstone & Ilford
1985 Enfield 1 (0)
1985–1987 Dagenham 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Albert Baxter (born 22 April 1964 in London Borough of Hackney) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, for Crystal Palace as a defender.

Playing career

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Baxter began his career as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur and moved to Crystal Palace in September 1981.[2] His one senior appearance for Palace came in the final game of the 1981–82 season in a home 2–1 defeat to Newcastle United[3] and at the end of the following season having played no further games, Baxter moved on to Leytonstone.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Baxter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 316. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 256–7. ISBN 0907969542.
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  • Paul Baxter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

Sources

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  • Paul Baxter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 231, 235. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.