Paul Alexander Hinshelwood (14 August 1956 – 15 January 2022) was an English

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who played as a

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in the

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for

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and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He gained representative honours with the England under-21 team and also played and managed in

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. His sons

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and Paul jr. were also professional footballers.

Early life

Hinshelwood was born in Bristol on 14 August 1956, and grew up in

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. In 1969, along with his brother

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, he played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by former Crystal Palace manager

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. Rowe was impressed, and the brothers were invited for trials with the club. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices.

Career

"Doris", as he was known by the fans, although his dressing room nickname was "Fish", originally began as a striker, but did not play that well in the role. In November 1976, Hinshelwood switched to playing at

. Along with future

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left-back

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, he shored up the Palace defence, and the club were promoted twice in three seasons, to reach the First Division in 1979. In that season, Hinshelwood only missed one game, as Palace went up as champions. Palace spent two years in the top flight, and Hinshelwood was voted as the fans' "Player of the Year" for both. As well as this, he gained two caps for the England under-21 side. Hinshelwood left Palace in 1983, transferring to

. There, he won the Third Division title for the first time (Palace had only gone up in third place). He then transferred back to south-London, to

, where he won promotion to Division 2. He was then sold for a nominal sum along with Nicky Chatterton to

and then went to

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clubs Basildon United,

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and

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. Later, he would reunite with former Palace teammate

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, as his assistant at

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, and would become their manager after Kember left to take up a coaching role at Palace. In 2005, Paul was named in Palace's Centenary XI.

Personal life and death

Hinshelwood's family also have a strong footballing background. His father

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was a professional footballer in the 1950s and '60s, most notably at

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and

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. His older brother Martin played for Crystal Palace before his career was cut short because of injury, and became Director of Football at

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as well as managing the club for a time. Paul's son

is also a retired professional and his son Paul Jr. also had a football career. His nephew (Martin Hinshelwood's son)

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and grandson

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were also professional footballers. He died in January 2022, at the age of 65. Crystal Palace announced his death on their website, on 15 January.

Honours

Crystal Palace *

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: 1978–79 Oxford United *

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: 1983–84 Millwall * Football League Third Division: 1984–85

References

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