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Paul Raynor

English footballer

Summary

English footballer

Field	Value
name	Paul Raynor
image	Raynor, Paul.jpg
caption	Raynor in 2014
fullname	Paul James Raynor
birth_date
birth_place	Nottingham, England
height	6 ft 0 in
position	Midfielder
currentclub	Bristol Rovers (assistant head coach)
youthclubs1	Nottingham Forest
years1	1984–1985
clubs1	Nottingham Forest
caps1	3
goals1	1
years2	1984
clubs2	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)
caps2	8
goals2	0
years3	1985–1987
clubs3	Huddersfield Town
caps3	50
goals3	9
years4	1987–1992
clubs4	Swansea City
caps4	191
goals4	27
years5	1988
clubs5	→ Wrexham (loan)
caps5	6
goals5	0
years6	1992–1993
clubs6	Cambridge United
caps6	49
goals6	2
years7	1993–1995
clubs7	Preston North End
caps7	80
goals7	9
years8	1995–1997
clubs8	Cambridge United
caps8	79
goals8	7
years9	1997
clubs9	Guangdong Hongyuan
caps9	10
goals9	1
years10	1998
clubs10	Leyton Orient
caps10	15
goals10	0
years11	1998–1999
clubs11	Kettering Town
years12	1999–2000
clubs12	Ilkeston Town
years13	2000–2001
clubs13	Boston United
years14	2001
clubs14	King's Lynn
caps14	5
goals14	0
years15	2001
clubs15	Hednesford Town
caps15	11
goals15	0
years16	2001
clubs16	Gainsborough Trinity
years17	2002
clubs17	Ossett Albion
years18	2002–2004
clubs18	King's Lynn
caps18	68
goals18	1
years19	2007–2009
clubs19	Crawley Town
caps19	4
goals19	1
manageryears1	2001
managerclubs1	Hednesford Town
manageryears2	2004–2006
managerclubs2	Boston United (assistant manager)
manageryears3	2006–2007
managerclubs3	Boston United
manageryears4	2007–2012
managerclubs4	Crawley Town (assistant manager)
manageryears5	2012–2015
managerclubs5	Rotherham United (assistant manager)
manageryears6	2015–2016
managerclubs6	Leeds United (assistant head coach)
manageryears9	2016–2018
managerclubs9	Mansfield Town (assistant head coach)
manageryears10	2018–2019
managerclubs10	Peterborough United (assistant manager)
manageryears11	2019–2022
managerclubs11	Gillingham (assistant manager)
manageryears12	2022–2024
managerclubs12	Stevenage (assistant manager)
manageryears13	2024–2025
managerclubs13	Rotherham United (assistant manager)
manageryears14	2025–
managerclubs14	Bristol Rovers (assistant head coach)

Paul James Raynor (born 29 April 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has worked as assistant manager under Steve Evans at Rotherham United, Leeds United, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Gillingham and Stevenage. He is currently assistant head coach at Bristol Rovers.

Career

He played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Swansea City, Wrexham, Cambridge United, Preston North End (where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham), and Leyton Orient. He also spent a year in the Chinese Jia-A League with Guangdong Hongyuan.

After leaving Leyton Orient, Raynor moved into non-League football with clubs including Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town, Boston United, King's Lynn, Hednesford Town, where he spent a few months as player-manager, Gainsborough Trinity, Ossett Albion, and then King's Lynn again, to be released at the end of the 2002–03 season, only to rejoin for the next.

Coaching career

Raynor has coached at clubs Sheffield United and Boston United, where he was assistant manager for a time to Steve Evans. In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at Crawley Town, where he occasionally appeared as a player in the Conference. The pair subsequently moved to Rotherham United. On 28 September 2015, Raynor left Rotherham. On 19 October 2015, Raynor joined fellow Championship side Leeds United, once again as assistant to Evans.{{Cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151019201054/http://www.leedsunited.com/news/article/lm93yhyyeu4216fh9qrmospzg/title/steve-evans-appointed-united-head-coach | url-status = dead | archive-date = 19 October 2015

In June 2019 Raynor linked up with Evans once again at Gillingham. Both departed the club on 9 January 2022.

In December 2025, Raynor followed Evans to League Two club Bristol Rovers as assistant head coach on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Honours

Swansea City

Football League Fourth Division play-offs: 1988

References

(1987). "Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88". Queen Anne Press.
"Nottingham Forest : 1946/47–2008/09". Neil Brown.
"Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". Neil Brown.
"Swansea City : 1946/47–2008/09". Neil Brown.
"Cambridge United : 1970/71–2004/05". Neil Brown.
"Preston North End : 1946/47–2008/09". Neil Brown.
"Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". Neil Brown.
Nixon, Alan. (26 June 1997). "Sheffield United rate Kendall's loss at £1m". The Independent.
"Paul Raynor All-time playing career". Centurycomm.
Stoner, Colin. (26 May 2001). "Raynor vow to rescue Pitmen". Birmingham Post.
Stoner, Colin. (12 October 2001). "Pitmen to move fast as Raynor is sacked". Birmingham Post.
"Player Details: Season 2001–2002". SoccerFacts UK.
(5 April 2002). "Morris Influence Easy To See at the Walks". NonLeague Daily.
"News Archive May–August 2003". King's Lynn F.C.
"Paul Raynor (First Team Coach)". Boston United F.C.
(29 May 2007). "Crawley appoint Evans as new boss". BBC Sport.
(31 May 2016). "Steve Evans: Leeds United sack head coach". BBC Sport.
"Rotherham part company with Evans". BBC Sport.
(9 January 2022). "Club Statement".
(16 December 2025). "Bristol Rovers appoint Steve Evans as Men's Head Coach".
Foot, David. (30 May 1988). "Sorrow at the seaside as the Swans soar". The Guardian.

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