Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Shrubb [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 August 1955||
Place of birth | Guildford, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 28 May 2020[2] | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Guildford, England [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1975 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
1975–1976 | Hellenic | ||
1977–1982 | Brentford | 182 | (8) |
1982–1987 | Aldershot | 174 | (5) |
1987–1989 | Woking | ||
1989–1990 | Dorking | ||
1990–1991 | Leatherhead | ||
1991 | Fleet Town | ||
1991–1992 | Cove | ||
1992–1995 | Aldershot Town | 31 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1995 | Aldershot Town (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Shrubb (1 August 1955 – 28 May 2020) was an English professional footballer, coach and scout who made 350 appearances as a player in the Football League, most notably for Brentford and Aldershot. He later returned to Aldershot as assistant manager and coached at a number of non-League clubs.
Shrubb began his career in the youth system at Second Division club Fulham and signed his first professional contract in 1972. [4] He made his debut during the 1972–73 season, which would be his only appearance before his departure in 1975. [5]
Shrubb moved to South Africa to sign for National Football League club Hellenic in 1975. [6] The high point of his time with the club was reaching the final of the 1976 NFL Cup, which was lost to Cape Town City. [7]
Shrubb returned to England and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in March 1977. [6] With a small squad of players, Shrubb blossomed as a utility player in defence and midfield and contributed to the Bees' promotion to the Third Division in the 1977–78 season. [6] Shrubb took over as captain from Jackie Graham for a time, while Graham was out injured. [6] Shrubb missed only a handful of games per season until the 1981–82 campaign, when he was dropped early in the season. [8] He departed the Bees in August 1982, having made 198 appearances and scored eight goals during his five years with the club. [6]
Shrubb signed for Fourth Division club Aldershot in August 1982. [9] He made 202 appearances and scored six goals during a five-season spell and departed after the Shots' success in the 1987 Fourth Division play-off final. [10] [11] He put his skills as a utility player to good use, wearing every single shirt number (1–11) during his time with the club. [6]
Shrubb dropped into non-League football in 1987 and had spells with Isthmian League clubs Woking, Dorking, Leatherhead, Cove and Wessex League club Fleet Town. [9]
Shrubb signed for Isthmian League Third Division phoenix club Aldershot Town in 1992. [9] The Shots won the Third Division championship during the 1992–93 season and secured promotion to First Division in the following campaign. [12] He made 31 appearances before retiring in January 1995. [9] [13] Shrubb was awarded a testimonial versus Charlton Athletic on 1 August 2007, in recognition of his service to the club. [14]
Between 1987 and 1992, Shrubb held player-coach roles with Woking, Dorking, Leatherhead, Fleet Town and Cove. [9] When he returned to Aldershot in 1992, he became player-assistant manager of the club and was caretaker manager for one match in 1995, after the departure of Steve Wignall. [5] He was offered the job on a permanent basis but turned it down, citing work commitments. [15] After his retirement from playing, Shrubb served as Steve Wigley's assistant, before departing the Recreation Ground for the final time in 1997. [13] He later served Hampton and Kingstonian as a coach and resigned from the latter club in April 2001, in protest over the sacking of fellow coach Ian McDonald. [16]
Shrubb served as a scout at Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and AFC Wimbledon. [13] [17] While with Plymouth Argyle, he worked alongside former Aldershot teammate Andy King. [18]
Shrubb lived in Aldershot and ran his own window cleaning business. [14] [19] As of 2014, he was living in Ash, Surrey. [20] Shrubb was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January 2006 and was given two years to live by doctors. [19] [21] The condition forced him to give up full-time work in 2009. [19] Shrubb died of the disease in May 2020. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 1972–73 [1] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brentford | 1976–77 [8] | Fourth Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
1977–78 [8] | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
1978–79 [8] | Third Division | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
1979–80 [8] | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
1980–81 [8] | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
1981–82 [8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 182 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 198 | 8 | ||
Career total | 183 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 199 | 8 |
Brentford
Aldershot/Aldershot Town