Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Steven Wanless [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Banbury, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Oxford United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1991–1995 | Oxford United | 32 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Lincoln City | 8 | |
1996 | Woking (loan) | 0 | |
1996–2003 | Cambridge United | 285 | (50) |
2003–2005 | Oxford United | 65 | (10) |
2005–2007 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | (10) |
2007–2009 | Llanelli [2] | 7 | (0) |
2010– | Oxford City | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007 | Forest Green Rovers (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Steven Wanless (born 14 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Oxford United, Lincoln City and Cambridge United. [3]
Wanless was born in Banbury. He began his career as a trainee at Oxford United, coming through the ranks to make a handful of first team appearances before moving to Lincoln City in 1995 on a free transfer. His chances with Lincoln were limited and he spent some time out on loan at non-league side Woking. [3]
Wanless then left Lincoln and moved to Cambridge United, where he made nearly 350 appearances in all competitions over a seven-year period [3] and became club captain. A return to his first club, Oxford United, in 2003 saw him make more than 60 appearances in his last spell in the Football League. [3]
In 2005 Wanless then moved to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers where he was a pivotal part of Rovers' successful relegation battle, finishing the season as top scorer despite playing in midfield. As a result, he was voted supporters' player of the year.
Wanless joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Oxford City as a player coach in June 2010. [4]
Wanless had a short spell as caretaker manager of Forest Green in 2007 when Gary Owers left the club, during which he took control of two matches, both drawn. After spending a season as assistant to the new manager, Jim Harvey, he left Forest Green in May 2007 and moved to the Welsh Premier League as player-coach at Llanelli. [5] He was then made assistant manager, and coached the side in the Uefa Champions League in a qualifying match against the Latvian champions, FK Ventspils, but left the club after two years when manager Andy Legg appointed Steve Jenkins as his assistant. [6]
Cambridge United