Paul Duncan Raven (born 28 July 1970) is a former professional

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who played as a defender between 1987 and 2006. He notably played for West Bromwich Albion and Grimsby Town.

Playing career

Raven was born in Salisbury, England. He added to the first-team squad at Doncaster Rovers in 1987. After his first season with Rovers, he moved to West Bromwich Albion. Raven played for Albion for the next eleven years, while also spending time on loan with former club Doncaster and Rotherham United. In July 2000, Raven joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer. Grimsby were managed by

Alan Buckley Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a sports co-commentator for BBC Humberside. As a player, he was a forward from 1967 to 1987 for Nottingham Forest, Wa ...

for whom he had previously played at West Brom. Although Buckley was sacked eight weeks later, Raven played for three years at

Blundell Park Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1899, but only one of the original stands remains. The current capacity of the ground is 9, ...

. In the summer of 2003, he joined

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

along with fellow Grimsby player

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. During his time at Carlisle he scored once against York. After Carlisle, he played out the last two years of his career at

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Coaching career

Since 2012 Raven has been employed as an Executive in Education for the Professional Footballers' Association.

Honours

Carlisle United * Football League Trophy runner-up: 2002–03

References

External links

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Paul Raven profile
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