Paul Sherlock (born November 1973) is a retired English professional

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who played as a left-back, and occasionally

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, for Notts County and

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Senior career

Notts County

On 1 July 1992, Sherlock signed a professional contract with Notts County and made 18 appearances across all competitions in almost 3 years at the club.

Mansfield Town

Having made a considerably small number of appearances for the Magpies. Sherlock was signed by

on 23 March 1995. He would go on to feature 43 times in all competitions over his 2 years at the club. He left the Stags on 31 May 1997 and did not go on to play for another league club.

Non-league

He played non-league football for

Bedford Town Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...

and

Hucknall Town Hucknall Town Football Club are a football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. The club are members of the and play at Watnall Road. History Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for ...

Style of play

Sherlock was a pacey left-back who was a great tackler of the ball. Predominantly left-footed, Sherlock would run down the left wing to provide a passing option for his teammates. This meant that he was able to create many scoring opportunities for his teammates with left-footed crosses into the penalty area. He also possessed good passing and shooting ability, which paired with his good vision, would allow him to play a variety of midfield positions such as

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and

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Personal life

Since retiring, Sherlock earned qualifications to become a

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teacher and worked at Hall Park Academy in

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. He was also deputy head teacher at the school

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherlock, Paul 1973 births Living people English footballers Notts County F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Association football defenders Hucknall Town F.C. players