Paul Wanless
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Paul Steven Wanless (born 14 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Oxford United, Lincoln City and Cambridge United.[1]
Playing career
Wanless was born in Banbury. He began his career as a trainee at Oxford United, coming through the ranks to make a handful of first team appearances before moving to Lincoln City in 1995 on a free transfer. His chances with Lincoln were limited and he spent some time out on loan at non-league side Woking.[1]
Wanless then left Lincoln and moved to Cambridge United, where he made nearly 350 appearances in all competitions over a seven-year period[1] and became club captain. A return to his first club, Oxford United, in 2003 saw him make more than 60 appearances in his last spell in the Football League.[1]
In 2005 Wanless then moved to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers where he was a pivotal part of Rovers' successful relegation battle, finishing the season as top scorer despite playing in midfield. As a result, he was voted supporters' player of the year.
Wanless joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Oxford City as a player coach in June 2010.[2]
Managerial career
Wanless had a short spell as caretaker manager of Forest Green in 2007 when Gary Owers left the club, during which he took control of two matches, both drawn. After spending a season as assistant to the new manager, Jim Harvey, he left Forest Green in May 2007 and moved to the Welsh Premier League as player-coach at Llanelli.[3] He was then made assistant manager, and coached the side in the Uefa Champions League in a qualifying match against the Latvian champions, FK Ventspils, but left the club after two years when manager Andy Legg appointed Steve Jenkins as his assistant.[4]
Honours
Cambridge United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001–02[5]
References
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- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Banbury
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Cymru Premier players
- English football managers
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. managers
- Oxford City F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders