Paul Overton
Personal information
Full name Paul Henry Overton[1]
Date of birth (1961-04-18) 18 April 1961
Place of birth Soham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1979–1980 Peterborough United 0 (0)
1980–1981 Northampton Town 0 (0)
Histon
Cambridge United
Chatteris Town
Soham Town Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Henry Overton (born 18 April 1961) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Ipswich Town.

Career

Overton began his career in the youth set-up at Ipswich Town.[1] On 28 April 1978, Overton made his debut for Ipswich in a 6–1 defeat away to Aston Villa, a week before Ipswich's FA Cup final victory against Arsenal. Overton's inclusion in the starting XI came after first choice goalkeeper Paul Cooper failed a fitness test due to a back injury, not wanting to risk aggravating it before Ipswich's maiden FA Cup final appearance. Ipswich manager Bobby Robson singled out Overton as the best player in Ipswich's 6–1 defeat.[2][3] Following his departure from Ipswich in 1979, Overton joined Peterborough United and Northampton Town for a season each.[1]

Overton later dropped down into Non-League football, playing for Histon, Cambridge United, Chatteris Town and hometown club Soham Town Rangers in the Eastern Counties League.[4] Overton later managed Soham's reserves, before leaving the role in 2010.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Overton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Most Memorable Day in Town's History". TWTD. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cooper's mascot came up trumps". Ipswich Star. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Eastern Counties Football League (November 2010). The History of the Eastern Counties Football League. pp. 4–5.
  5. ↑ "New duo take charge of Soham Reserves". Ely Standard. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2021.


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