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Paul Atkin
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Atkin[1]
Date of birth (1969-09-03) 3 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Central defender[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Notts County 0 (0)
1989–1991 Bury 21 (1)
1991–1997 York City 153 (3)
1997Leyton Orient (loan) 5 (0)
1997–1998 Scarborough 36 (1)
Total 214 (5)
International career
1985–1986 England U16 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Atkin (born 3 September 1969 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, York City, Leyton Orient and Scarborough.

Biography

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Atkin was born in Nottingham on 3 September 1969.[1] He started his football career as a trainee with Notts County in July 1987, and moved to Bury in March 1989 for whom he made 21 appearances, scoring one goal.[1][2] He joined York City on a free transfer in July 1991, made 153 league appearances in five seasons, scoring three goals, and was part of the promotion-winning team of 1993.[2] He went to Leyton Orient on loan in March 1997, making five league appearances,[1] and transferred to Scarborough in August 1997,[2] for whom he made 36 league appearances, scoring once.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hugman, Barry J. (November 2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). G2 Entertainment. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
  2. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 0752424122.
  3. ^ "Games played by Paul Atkin in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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