Michael Paul France (born 10 September 1968 in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

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) is a former professional

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who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town. While at Huddersfield he was sent on loan to Cobh Ramblers in November 198

Following short stays at Bristol City F.C., Bristol City and

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

he moved into non-league football. He was Altrincham's player of the year in his first season, and went on to combine playing for the club with positions as Football in the Community Officer at first Leeds United and then Huddersfield Town. He left Altrincham in 1999, having played over 300 games for the club, and signed for

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. He later joined

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, but had left by November 2001. After football, he was Football in the Community Officer at Huddersfield Town and manager of the Sporting Pride Community Trust, based in

. He is currently Deputy Chief Executive at Burnley FC in the Community.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:France, Paul 1968 births Living people Footballers from Huddersfield Men's association football defenders English men's footballers English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Cobh Ramblers F.C. players League of Ireland players