Full name Paul Edward Raynor Role Footballer Place of birth Chester, England Height 1.80 m | 1973–1975 Chester City Name Paul Raynor | |
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Date of birth (1957-09-03)3 September 1957 Date of death 20 November 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 53) Place of death Derby, Derbyshire, England Died November 20, 2010, Derby, United Kingdom | ||
Paul Raynor (3 September 1957 in Chester - 20 November 2010) was a professional footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire professional career with hometown club Chester City, where he made 200 Football League appearances in two spells.
Playing career
Raynor was a product of Chester's youth set-up, signing professional forms in September 1975. Earlier in the year he had made his first-team debut for the club in a Welsh Cup tie against Oswestry Town, with his second appearance also coming in the same competition against Cardiff City in April 1976.
His Football League debut arrived in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 4 September 1976, one of 17 league appearances he made during the 1976–77 season. The following campaign, saw him become a regular by making 34 league appearances, a figure that rose to 37 in each of the next two campaigns. He scored his first goal away to Chesterfield in November 1978, the only one of his 10 first-team strikes (nine in the league) for the club that did not come from the penalty spot. He remained a regular before leaving the club after relegation to Division Four in 1982, with the majority of his appearances having been in the number two shirt.
Raynor played for non-league side Oswestry Town He was with them for only a couple of months in 1982 then joined Swindon town in 1983 for a spell then in 1984 he rejoined Chester on non-contract terms ahead of the 1983–84 season. He played three league matches and a Milk Cup tie at the start of the season but did not play again.
He then joined the Cheshire Constabulary until he died suddenly on Saturday 20 November 2010 following a protracted illness.