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Paul Canoville
Personal information
Full name
Paul Kenneth Canoville[1]
Date of birth
(1962-03-04) 4 March 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth
Southall, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)
Winger
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1979–1981
Hillingdon Borough
0
(0)
1981–1986
Chelsea
79
(11)
1986–1987
Reading
16
(4)
1988–1989
Enfield
12
(5)
1990–1991
Maidenhead United
17
(3)
1991–1992
Burnham
1
(0)
1992–1993
Northwood
10
(0)
1994
Egham Town
4
(0)
Total
128
(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Paul Kenneth Canoville (born 4 March 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
He was signed by Chelsea from Hillingdon Borough in 1981, and went on to win the Second Division title with the club in 1983–84. He was the first black player to play for Chelsea, and received a negative reception from racist elements amongst Chelsea supporters. He was sold to Reading for £60,000 in August 1986, before retiring from the professional game due to a serious knee injury the following year. He later had spells with non-league clubs Enfield, Maidenhead United, Northwood, and Egham Town. After retiring he beat crack cocaine addiction and cancer, and penned an award-winning autobiography in 2008.
^Canoville 2008, p. 393
^"Profile". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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