Johnny Paul (29 January 1899 – 20 January 1981) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as an inside forward.

Career

John Campbell "Johnny" Paul played locally for Torpedo Athletic. After four seasons with Port Glasgow Athletic,

Alex Raisbeck Alexander Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After playing junior football for Larkhall Thistle, he was signed by Hibernian where he made his professional debut at t ...

signed Paul in August 1922 for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. Paul moved to Taunton Town in November 1930, but a serious knee injury ended his football career soon afterwards. Paul was a leading bowls player and landlord of the "Coopers Arms" in Ashton Gate and the "Angel Inn" in Taunton.

Honours

;with Bristol City *

Football League Third Division South The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ...

winner: 1926–27

References

1899 births 1979 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards English Football League players Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players Taunton Town F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub