Paul Birch is pictured during Wolverhampton Wanderers' 1-0 away defeat at
Charlton Athletic in League Division Two. 6,853 fans saw the game at The Valley.
128 League Appearances (+ 14 as sub), 15 goals.
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| Aston Villa: |
1980-1981 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1981-1982 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1982-1983 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1983-1984 |
Played |
22 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1984-1985 |
Played |
25 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1985-1986 |
Played |
27 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1986-1987 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1987-1988 |
Played |
38 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
1988-1989 |
Played |
12 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1989-1990 |
Played |
12 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1990-1991 |
Played |
8 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
Signed on 1/2/1991 for £400,000.
Wolverhampton
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1990-1991 |
Played
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20 |
Scored
|
2 |
goals
|
(Division 2)
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| Wanderers:
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1991-1992 |
Played |
45 |
Scored |
8 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1992-1993 |
Played |
28 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1993-1994 |
Played |
32 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
|
1994-1995 |
Played |
10 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
|
1995-1996 |
Played |
7
|
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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Free transfer to Doncaster on 20/7/201996.
1996 Preston North End (loan) 11 (2)
1996–1997 Doncaster Rovers 27 (2)
1997–1998 Exeter City 37 (5)
1998–2000 Halesowen Town 63
Paul Birch stayed at Wolves for five years as the club (unsuccessfully) tried to break into
the Premier League. He was almost an ever-present under Turner, but found regular
appearances harder to come by after Wolves appointed another former manager of his,
Graham Taylor. He was finally released by Wolves in May 1996, whereupon he finished
his career with a season at both Doncaster Rovers and Exeter City before retiring from
professional football and joining Halesowen Town in the Southern Premier League.
He had a spell as a postman before joining the coaching staff at Forest Green Rovers
in 2001, working under his former Villa teammate Nigel Spink and remained with the club
after Spink was sacked. He left Rovers in August 2003 to take up a role coaching the youth
teams at Birmingham City, where Spink by now was goalkeeper coach.
Illness and death.
In May 2008, it was revealed he was suffering from bone cancer. He died on 2 February 2009
at the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. Birch, who was 46 when he died, was married
and had a daughter named Olivia who was born on 18 October 1997. His older brother Alan
was also a professional footballer.
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