John Edward Paul (born 3 August 1873 in
Glasgow, Scotland)
was an
association footballer who played in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. He played in Scotland for
Hibernian, before heading south of the border to play for
Derby County in the
English Football League. He played 28 League games for Derby, both as an
inside forward and an
outside forward, and a further 51
Southern League matches for
Bristol Rovers between 1899 and 1901.
He took part in Bristol Rovers' biggest ever win, when he played outside-left in a 15–1 victory over
Weymouth in the fourth qualifying round of the
FA Cup on 17 November 1900. He scored one of Rovers' goals, but was the only member of the front line to fail to score more than once. Inside-right
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scored six times in that game, a record for a Bristol Rovers player.
Personal life
Paul was born in
Glasgow in 1873, the son of Simon Paul and Ellen Smith.
He married his wife Mary Elizabeth "May" Derbyshire in
Bakewell
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in 1897, and at the time of the 1901
census they had one daughter, Dorothy. Two more daughters, Freda and Edith, had arrived by the time of the 1911 census.
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References
1873 births
Year of death missing
Footballers from Glasgow
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Hibernian F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Scottish men's footballers
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