Paul Maddy

Paul Maddy
Personal information
Full name	Paul Michael Maddy
Date of birth	17 August 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth	Cwmcarn, Wales
Position(s)	Left midfielder
Youth career
1978–1980	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1983	Cardiff City
1982	→ Stoke City (loan)
1983	→ Hereford United (loan)
1983–1984	Swansea City
1984–1986	Hereford United
1986–1987	Brentford
1987–1988	Chester City
1988–1989	Hereford United
1989	Cardiff City
1989	Hamrun Spartans
1992–1993	Ebbw Vale
International career
1982–1983	Wales U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Michael Maddy (born 17 August 1962) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played in Football League, most notably for Hereford United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Cardiff City, Brentford, Chester City and was capped by Wales at U21 level.

Club career[edit]

A midfielder, Maddy was a product of the Cardiff City youth system and made 43 appearances and scored three goals for the club.^[1] Interspersed with spells at Swansea City, Brentford and Chester City,^[1]^[2] Maddy spent the majority of his Football League career with Fourth Division club Hereford United, for whom he made 151 appearances and scored 22 goals in three spells between 1983 and 1989.^[3] He later played in Malta for Hamrun Spartans and the League of Wales for Ebbw Vale.^[4]^[5]

Maddy was capped twice by Wales at U21 level, in matches against Netherlands and Norway in 1982 and 1983.^[6]

As of October 2017, Maddy was working in a factory in South Wales.^[7]

Hereford United

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hereford United (loan)	1982–83^[3]	Fourth Division	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Swansea City	1983–84^[1]	Second Division	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
Hereford United	1983–84^[3]	Fourth Division	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	1984–85^[3]		33	8	0	0	2	0	6^[a]	0	41	0
	1985–86^[3]		33	7	2	0	3	0	11^[b]	4	49	11
	Total		76	16	2	0	5	0	17	4	100	12
Brentford	1986–87^[8]	Third Division	31	5	2	0	2	0	3^[c]	1	38	6
Chester City	1987–88^[1]	Third Division	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
Hereford United	1987–88^[3]	Fourth Division	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	1988–89^[3]	Fourth Division	27	1	0	0	2	0	5^[d]	0	34	1
	Total		120	18	2	0	7	0	22	4	151	22
Career total			189	27	4	0	9	0	25	5	227	32

^ 3 appearances in Welsh Cup, 2 appearances in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup
^ 6 appearances and 1 goal in Football League Trophy, 4 appearances and 3 goals in Welsh Cup, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup
^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
^ 3 appearances in Welsh Cup, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Paul Maddy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885–1997. Yore Publications. pp. 104–105. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Maddy, Paul". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 355-356.
^ Houldsworth, Andy; Harris, Jon. "Paul Maddy: 1992/1993 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Glenda and Jack Rollin (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. Sky Sports Football Yearbook. p. 970. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
^ Episode 128 - Paul Maddy (Interview). Matt Healey. 7 October 2017. Event occurs at 1:09. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1906796716.