Paul Atkinson

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Paul Atkinson, the United Kingdom midfielder, made 141 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 13 times, averaging 0.09 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1987-88, with 10 goals.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Paul Atkinson (born 19 January 1966) is an English former footballer who played on the left-side of midfield . He appeared three times for England Youth in a tournament in 1983, and played another five games the following year. [ 3 ] He began his career at Sunderland , and helped the "Black Cats" to the Third Division title in 1987–88. He joined Port Vale for a £20,000 fee in June 1988, but soon became blighted by injury. He was loaned out to Stafford Rangers and Hartlepool United to help to regain his fitness, but was forced to retire from professional football on medical advice in January 1991.Wikipedia

Position
MF
Nationality
United Kingdom
Birthplace
Chester-le-Street
Born
19 Jan 1966
Height
175 cm
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Career
Sunderland A.F.C. (1983–88)Port Vale F.C. (1988–91)Stafford Rangers F.C. (1989–89)Hartlepool United F.C. (1990–90)Gateshead F.C.
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Sunderland career (from season records)
141
Appearances
13
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By Season

Goals per season across 5 seasonsgoals per season
SeasonAppsGoalsMins
1987-885410
1986-87180
1985-86330
1984-85201
1983-84162

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.

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