Paul Michael Maddy (born 17 August 1962) is a Welsh retired professional

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who played in Football League, most notably for

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as a

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. He also played League football for Cardiff City, Brentford, Chester City and was capped by Wales at U21 level.

Club career

, Maddy was a product of the Cardiff City

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and made 43 appearances and scored three goals for the club. Interspersed with spells at Swansea City, Brentford and Chester City, Maddy spent the majority of his Football League career with Fourth Division club

, for whom he made 151 appearances and scored 22 goals in three spells between 1983 and 1989. He later played in

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for Hamrun Spartans and the

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for Ebbw Vale.

International career

Maddy was capped twice by Wales at U21 level, in matches against

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and

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in 1982 and 1983.

Personal life

As of October 2017, Maddy was working in a factory in South Wales.

Honours

Hereford United * Herefordshire Senior Cup: 1984–85

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maddy, Paul 1962 births Living people Welsh men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Wales men's under-21 international footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players Welsh expatriate men's footballers Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Maltese Premier League players Ebbw Vale F.C. players Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia