Paul Haylock (born 24 March 1963) is an

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former professional

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Career

Haylock, a full-back, came through the youth system at

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and was part of the Norwich team that won promotion to Division One in 1982 and won the Football League Cup at

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in 1985. He played 193 games for Norwich before the arrival of

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displaced him from the side. He went on to play for Gillingham, where he was a crowd favourite (gaining the nickname "Pud" due to his slightly portly build) and a member of the side which reached the promotion play-offs in the 1986–87 season. In a League Cup match against

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, Gills

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Phil Kite was sent off, and Haylock, despite being the shortest player in the team, took over in goal. The match ended in a draw and went to a penalty shoot out, and Haylock saved one of the Brighton kicks, enabling Gillingham to progress to the next round. He later played for Maidstone United and

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before moving into non-league football, and captained the newly reformed Maidstone United in the

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. He also had a spell with

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between 1995 and 1998 as player and assistant manager under firstly Steve Lovell and then Alan Walker.

Honours

* Football League Cup winner 1985

References

* *''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001),

External links

Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
1963 births Norwich City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Living people People from Lowestoft English footballers Association football defenders Outfield association footballers who played in goal {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub