Paul Birch (footballer, born 1962)

Paul Birch
Personal information
Full name Paul Birch[1]
Date of birth (1962-11-06)6 November 1962[1]
Place of birth West Bromwich,[1] England
Date of death 2 February 2009(2009-02-02) (aged 46)[1]
Place of death Sutton Coldfield,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1991 Aston Villa 173 (16)
1991–1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers 142 (14)
1996Preston North End (loan) 11 (2)
1996–1997 Doncaster Rovers 27 (2)
1997–1998 Exeter City 37 (5)
1998–2000 Halesowen Town[3] 63 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Birch (6 November 1962 – 2 February 2009) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder, making nearly 400 appearances in the Football League – more than 300 of which were for Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers – during the 1980s and 1990s.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paul Birch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "The Paul Birch Trust". Bright Golden Haze. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

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