Paul Armstrong (born 10 January 1957) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

player and administrator. He played with St Kilda in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Armstrong, a defender, came to St Kilda from East Ballarat. He made 12 senior appearances for St Kilda, in the

1982 VFL season The 1982 VFL season was the 86th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 20 March until 25 September, and comprised a ...

. In 1994 Armstrong was appointed Football Manager of the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

and remained in that role until 1997, when he became Football Manager for the

Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...

. He left the Bulldogs in 2002. From 2004 to 2008, Armstrong was the Football Operations Manager for

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. He then worked for the AFL Coaches Association, as Operations Manager. Armstrong currently operates his own career consulting firm.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Paul 1957 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players East Ballarat Football Club players Geelong Football Club administrators Western Bulldogs administrators Richmond Football Club administrators Living people