Paul Stancliffe

Paul Stancliffe

Personal information
Full name	Paul Ian Stancliffe
Date of birth	(1958-05-05) 5 May 1958
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1982	Rotherham United	285	(7)
1983–1990	Sheffield United	278	(12)
1990	→ Rotherham United (loan)	5	(0)
1990	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	(0)
1991–1994	York City	89	(3)
Total		674	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Ian Stancliffe (born 5 May 1958) is a former Footballer who played in the position of Central Defender.

Career

Stancliffe was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, but he first made his way in the game as a Rotherham United apprentice. He made his league debut for Rotherham at Brighton & Hove Albion on the opening day of the 1975–76 season, and immediately won himself a regular place in the side. He scarcely missed a game for seven years, and in 1981 he won a Third Division championship medal.

After holding an ever-present record in his first campaign in the Second Division, he was injured in one of the early matches of the 1982–83 season and missed much of the remaining campaign, but returned towards the end of the season.

During the close-season he was transferred to hometown club Sheffield United after making 285 league appearances for Rotherham. He made his debut for United against Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium on 27 August 1983, and missed only three games as Sheffield United clinched promotion to the Second Division.

External links

• Paul Stancliffe career statistics at Soccerbase