# Paul Raynor

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{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{for-multi|the Chester City footballer|Paul Raynor (footballer, born 1957)|the English-New Zealand ceramicist|Paul Rayner}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Raynor
| image = Raynor, Paul.jpg
| caption = Raynor in 2014
| fullname = Paul James Raynor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham), England
| height = 6 ft 0 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=356 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref>
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.) (assistant head coach)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.)
| years1 = 1984–1985
| clubs1 = [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.)
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1984
| clubs2 = → [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.) (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1985–1987
| clubs3 = [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.)
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1987–1992
| clubs4 = [Swansea City](/source/Swansea_City_A.F.C.)
| caps4 = 191
| goals4 = 27
| years5 = 1988
| clubs5 = → [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_A.F.C.) (loan)
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1992–1993
| clubs6 = [Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.)
| caps6 = 49
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 1993–1995
| clubs7 = [Preston North End](/source/Preston_North_End_F.C.)
| caps7 = 80
| goals7 = 9
| years8 = 1995–1997
| clubs8 = [Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.)
| caps8 = 79
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 1997
| clubs9 = [Guangdong Hongyuan](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.)
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 1998
| clubs10 = [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.)
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 1998–1999
| clubs11 = [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.)
| caps11 = 
| goals11 = 
| years12 = 1999–2000
| clubs12 = [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945))
| caps12 = 
| goals12 = 
| years13 = 2000–2001
| clubs13 = [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.)
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 
| years14 = 2001
| clubs14 = [King's Lynn](/source/King's_Lynn_F.C.)
| caps14 = 5
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2001
| clubs15 = [Hednesford Town](/source/Hednesford_Town_F.C.)
| caps15 = 11
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2001
| clubs16 = [Gainsborough Trinity](/source/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C.)
| caps16 = 
| goals16 = 
| years17 = 2002
| clubs17 = [Ossett Albion](/source/Ossett_Albion_A.F.C.)
| caps17 = 
| goals17 = 
| years18 = 2002–2004
| clubs18 = [King's Lynn](/source/King's_Lynn_F.C.)
| caps18 = 68
| goals18 = 1
| years19 = 2007–2009
| clubs19 = [Crawley Town](/source/Crawley_Town_F.C.)
| caps19 = 4
| goals19 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2001
| managerclubs1 = [Hednesford Town](/source/Hednesford_Town_F.C.) 
| manageryears2 = 2004–2006
| managerclubs2 = [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C) (assistant manager)
| manageryears3 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs3 = [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C)
| manageryears4 = 2007–2012
| managerclubs4 = [Crawley Town](/source/Crawley_Town_F.C.) (assistant manager)
| manageryears5 = 2012–2015
| managerclubs5 = [Rotherham United](/source/Rotherham_United_F.C.) (assistant manager)
| manageryears6 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs6 = [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.) (assistant head coach)
| manageryears9 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs9 = [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.) (assistant head coach)
| manageryears10 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs10 = [Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.) (assistant manager)
| manageryears11 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs11 = [Gillingham](/source/Gillingham_F.C) (assistant manager)
| manageryears12 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs12 = [Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.) (assistant manager)
| manageryears13 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs13 = [Rotherham United](/source/Rotherham_United_F.C.) (assistant manager)
| manageryears14 = 2025–
| managerclubs14 = [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.) (assistant head coach)
}}
'''Paul James Raynor''' (born 29 April 1966) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder). He has worked as assistant manager under [Steve Evans](/source/Steve_Evans_(footballer%2C_born_1962)) at [Rotherham United](/source/Rotherham_United_F.C.), [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.), [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.), [Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.), [Gillingham](/source/Gillingham_F.C.) and [Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.). He is currently assistant head coach at [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.).

==Career==
He played in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.), [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/nottmfor/nottmfor.html |title=Nottingham Forest : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> 
[Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/huddersfield/huddersfield.html |title=Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> 
[Swansea City](/source/Swansea_City_A.F.C.), [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_A.F.C.),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/swansea/swansea.html |title=Swansea City : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> 
[Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/cambridge/cambridge.html |title=Cambridge United : 1970/71–2004/05 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> 
[Preston North End](/source/Preston_North_End_F.C.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/preston/preston.html |title=Preston North End : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> (where he briefly played alongside a young [David Beckham](/source/David_Beckham)), and 
[Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/leyton/leyton.html |title=Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref> He also spent a year in the [Chinese Jia-A League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League) with [Guangdong Hongyuan](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sheffield-united-rate-kendalls-loss-at-pounds-1m-1258112.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sheffield-united-rate-kendalls-loss-at-pounds-1m-1258112.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sheffield United rate Kendall's loss at £1m |first=Alan |last=Nixon |newspaper=The Independent |date=26 June 1997 |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref>

After leaving Leyton Orient, Raynor moved into [non-League football](/source/non-League_football) with clubs including [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.), [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945)), [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.),<ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6602 |title=Paul Raynor All-time playing career |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=20 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910210351/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6602 |archive-date=10 September 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
[King's Lynn](/source/King's_Lynn_F.C.), [Hednesford Town](/source/Hednesford_Town_F.C.), where he spent a few months as [player-manager](/source/player-manager),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/birmingham-post-england-the/mi_7996/is_2001_May_26/raynor-vow-rescue-pitmen-dr/ai_n36332568/ |format=reprint |via=FindArticles |title=Raynor vow to rescue Pitmen |first=Colin |last=Stoner |newspaper=Birmingham Post |date=26 May 2001 |accessdate=20 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/birmingham-post-england-the/mi_7996/is_2001_Oct_12/pitmen-move-raynor-sacked-fa/ai_n36424417/ |format=reprint |via=FindArticles |title=Pitmen to move fast as Raynor is sacked |first=Colin |last=Stoner |newspaper=Birmingham Post |date=12 October 2001 |accessdate=20 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> 
[Gainsborough Trinity](/source/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C.),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2001/player_details.php?playerid=2846 |title=Player Details: Season 2001–2002 |publisher=SoccerFacts UK |accessdate=20 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304174147/http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2001/player_details.php?playerid=2846 |archive-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
[Ossett Albion](/source/Ossett_Albion_F.C.), and then King's Lynn again, to be released at the end of the 2002–03 season, only to rejoin for the next.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=3525 |work=NonLeague Daily |title=Morris Influence Easy To See at the Walks |date=5 April 2002 |url-status=usurped |access-date=27 October 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925140214/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=3525 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelinnets.co.uk/archivednews04-0803.shtml |title=News Archive May–August 2003 |publisher=King's Lynn F.C |accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Raynor has coached at clubs [Sheffield United](/source/Sheffield_United_F.C.) and [Boston United](/source/Boston_United), where he was assistant manager for a time to [Steve Evans](/source/Steve_Evans_(footballer%2C_born_1962)).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/27286/Paul-Raynor-Assistant-Manager |title=Paul Raynor (First Team Coach) |publisher=Boston United F.C |accessdate=20 October 2009 |archive-date=23 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223173000/http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/27286/Paul-Raynor-Assistant-Manager |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at [Crawley Town](/source/Crawley_Town_F.C.),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/6700235.stm |title=Crawley appoint Evans as new boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2007 |access-date=20 October 2009}}</ref> where he occasionally appeared as a player in the [Conference](/source/National_League_(division)).<ref name=SB/> The pair subsequently moved to [Rotherham United](/source/Rotherham_United). On 28 September 2015, Raynor left Rotherham.<ref name=SB/> On 19 October 2015, Raynor joined fellow Championship side [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United), once again as assistant to Evans.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Steve Evans Appointed United Head Coach
| url = http://www.leedsunited.com/news/article/lm93yhyyeu4216fh9qrmospzg/title/steve-evans-appointed-united-head-coach
| 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
| publisher = Leeds United F.C.
| date = 19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
| title = Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34570202
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 19 October 2015}}</ref> On 31 May 2016, Evans and Raynor were both sacked by Leeds owner [Massimo Cellino](/source/Massimo_Cellino), with Evans becoming the sixth manager sacked by Cellino in two years.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Sport| date= 31 May 2016 | accessdate= 31 May 2016 | title= Steve Evans: Leeds United sack head coach| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36420398}}</ref>

In June 2019 Raynor linked up with Evans once again at [Gillingham](/source/Gillingham_F.C.).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34380186|title = Rotherham part company with Evans|publisher = BBC Sport}}</ref> Both departed the club on 9 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2022/january/club-statement---09.01.22/|title=Club Statement|website=gillinghamfootballclub.com|date=9 January 2022|accessdate=9 January 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/bristol-rovers-appoint-steve-evans-mens-head-coach|title=Bristol Rovers appoint Steve Evans as Men's Head Coach|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=16 December 2025|accessdate=17 December 2025}}</ref> Having guided the club to safety, the duo signed a new two-year deal in April 2026.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/steve-evans-appointed-mens-first-team-manager|title=Steve Evans appointed Men's First Team Manager|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=11 April 2026|accessdate=11 April 2026}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Swansea City'''
*[Football League Fourth Division play-offs](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division_play-offs): [1988](/source/1988_Football_League_play-offs)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/79317632/ |title=Sorrow at the seaside as the Swans soar |first=David |last=Foot |page=18 |publisher=The Guardian |via=Newspapers.com |date=30 May 1988 |access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Paul Raynor}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

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Category:1966 births
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Category:Footballers from Nottingham
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
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Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Cambridge United F.C. players
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Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players
Category:Guangdong Winnerway F.C. players
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Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
Category:Boston United F.C. players
Category:King's Lynn F.C. players
Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players
Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Category:Ossett Albion A.F.C. players
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Category:English football managers
Category:Hednesford Town F.C. managers
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Category:Peterborough United F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Gillingham F.C. non-playing staff
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Category:English expatriates in China
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China

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