Paul Longden Explained

Paul Longden
Fullname:David Paul Longden
Birth Date:1962 9, df=y
Birth Place:East Ardsley, England
Height:[1]
Position:Left-back
Years1:1981–1982
Clubs1:Barnsley
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:1983–1993
Caps2:455
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:460
Totalgoals:0

David Paul Longden (born 28 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Scunthorpe United. After his release by Barnsley, Longden turned down a move to Australia to join Scunthorpe on a free transfer.[2]

He became a regular for The Iron over the next decade and was voted by supporters as the club's player of the year following the 1989-1990 season.[3] Nicknamed 'Longy' or 'Waxy' by teammates,[4] Longden was awarded a testimonial prior to the start of the 1992-93 season.[5]

Despite being forced to retire after breaking his leg aged just 30,[6] he is second on Scunthorpe's all-time appearance list with 461 games, behind only Jack Brownsword in first place.[7] His only two professional goals both came in penalty shoot-outs.[8]

After retirement, Longden managed the Scunthorpe United club restaurant and 'Iron Bar' alongside coaching in the club's academy,[9] before relocating to North Yorkshire in 2005 to run a post office.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dunk, Peter . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . 320 . Queen Anne Press . 20 August 1987 . 978-0-3561435-4-5 . 3 May 2020.
  2. Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p140.
  3. https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/june/vote-for-your-2019-20-player-of-the-season/ Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2020
  4. https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/may/team-mates-paul-musselwhite/ Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p148.
  6. Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. p149.
  7. Web site: Appearance record holders (all competitions) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503063746/https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/club/history/appearance-record-holders/ . 3 May 2020 . Scunthorpe-United.co.uk . Scunthorpe United Football Club . 3 May 2020.
  8. Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. pp.146-148.
  9. Bell, Max (31 August 2020). Scunthorpe United: 20 Legends. Vertical Editions. pp.149-150. '
  10. http://www.scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/longden_makes_career_move_201466/index.shtml scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk Scunthorpe United Mad. Retrieved 2 December 2020

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