# Paul Reece > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Reece > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Reece.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Reece > Source revision: 1350471861 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English footballer}} {{Distinguish|Paul Reese}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Paul Reece | image = Thumbnail IMG 6342.jpg | caption = Reece playing for Oxford United in 1992 | full_name = Paul John Reece | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham), England | height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=348 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}} | position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) | years1 = 1986–1987 | clubs1 = [Stoke City](/source/Stoke_City_F.C.) | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1987–1988 | clubs2 = [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1988–1992 | clubs3 = [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) | caps3 = 54 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1992 | clubs4 = [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1992–1994 | clubs5 = [Oxford United](/source/Oxford_United_F.C.) | caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1994–1995 | clubs6 = [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1995–1996 | clubs7 = [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.) | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1995 | clubs8 = → [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945)) (loan) | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1997–2003 | clubs9 = [Cliftonville](/source/Cliftonville_F.C.) | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2003 | clubs10 = [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945)) | caps10 = | goals10 = | totalcaps = 108 | totalgoals = 0 }} '''Paul John Reece''' (born 16 July 1968) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.), [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.), [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.), [Oxford United](/source/Oxford_United_F.C.), [Stoke City](/source/Stoke_City_F.C.) and [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.).*Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, {{ISBN|1-874287-39-2}}). He is a goalkeeping coach for Select Soccer Center in Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |title=Training Staff |url=https://selectsoccer.org/about/training-staff/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Select Soccer Center |language=en-US}} ==Career== Reece was born in [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham) and started his footballing career at [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire) side [Stoke City](/source/Stoke_City_F.C.).{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}} He played just twice for Stoke both came towards the end of the [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_Stoke_City_F.C._season) where he deputised for the injured [Peter Fox](/source/Peter_Fox_(footballer)). He conceded six goals in his two matches 4–1 to [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) and 2–1 to [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley_F.C.) and was released at the end of the season. He joined [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.) for one season and won Player of the Year Award before signing for [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) for £10,000, where he played regular football.{{cite web|title=Paul Reece|url=http://thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8153553|work=The Fishy|accessdate=4 March 2012}} He left for [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) in 1992 and made just one appearance for Doncaster.{{cite web|title=Paul Reece|url=http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/NtoR/Reece,Paul.htm|work=doncasterrovers.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200955/http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/NtoR/Reece,Paul.htm|url-status=dead}} He joined [Oxford United](/source/Oxford_United_F.C.) and later played for [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.), [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.), [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945)) and Northern Irish club [Cliftonville](/source/Cliftonville_F.C.).{{cite web|title=Paul Reece stats|url=http://www.rageonline.co.uk/mainpage.php?type=player&player_id=190|work=RAGE online|accessdate=4 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231113749/http://www.rageonline.co.uk/mainpage.php?type=player&player_id=190|archivedate=31 December 2005|df=dmy-all}} Reece arrived at [Solitude](/source/Solitude_(football_ground)) on a free transfer after being recommended to the club by former player [Keith Alexander](/source/Keith_Alexander_(footballer)), who had been his manager at Ilkeston[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/1998/0425/98042500172.html A Strange Season in Solitude] and former teammate at Grimsby. He made his debut for the [Belfast](/source/Belfast) club in the final of the 1996–97 [County Antrim Shield](/source/County_Antrim_Shield) and he saved a penalty in the penalty shootout, ensuring Cliftonville won the trophy for the first time since 1979.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/history_chapter3.html |title=The History of Cliftonville Football Club |access-date=17 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129102503/http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/history_chapter3.html |archive-date=29 January 2012 |url-status=dead }} He subsequently wore the number one shirt during the club's Irish League title winning season the following year[http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/news_theredeye_090911.html Jeepers Keepers!] and became established as a club legend in the eyes of the supporters.[http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/archivenews_aug08.html News: August 2008] Reece would also appear for the Reds in the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) qualifier against [MFK Košice](/source/MFK_Ko%C5%A1ice) the following season.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Reece subsequently returned to Ilkeston Town, remaining on the club's books until his retirement from playing in 2003. He worked as a goalkeeping coach for [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest), [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town) and the [Derby County](/source/Derby_County) youth team before fulfilling the same role at football training camps.[http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/REECE+Paul/3978 Reece, Paul] ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}} |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[Stoke City](/source/Stoke_City_F.C.) |[1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_Stoke_City_F.C._season) |[Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) |[1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_in_English_football) |[Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division) |14||0||3||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in [Football League Trophy](/source/EFL_Trophy)}}||0||21||0 |- |[1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_in_English_football) |Fourth Division |15||0||2||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||20||0 |- |[1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_in_English_football) |[Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_in_English_football) |Second Division |25||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!0!!5!!0!!3!!0!!4!!0!!56!!0 |- |[Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) |[1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_in_English_football) |Third Division |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[Oxford United](/source/Oxford_United_F.C.) |[1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_in_English_football) |[First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) |35||0||2||0||1||0||0||0||38||0 |- |[1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_in_English_football) |First Division |4||0||0||0||2||0||1{{efn|name=AIC|Appearances in [Anglo-Italian Cup](/source/Anglo-Italian_Cup)}}||0||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!1!!0!!45!!0 |- |[Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) |[1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_in_English_football) |First Division |11||0||0||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=AIC}}||0||15||0 |- |[West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.) |[1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_in_English_football) |First Division |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !108!!0!!7!!0!!7!!0!!8!!0!!130!!0 |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reece, Paul}} Category:English men's footballers Category:Stoke City F.C. players Category:Kettering Town F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Category:Oxford United F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Category:Cliftonville F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. 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