Paul Todd (footballer) explained

Paul Todd
Fullname:Paul Raymond Todd
Birth Date:8 May 1920
Birth Place:Middlesbrough, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1946−1950
Clubs1:Doncaster Rovers
Caps1:160
Goals1:49
Years2:1950−1952
Clubs2:Blackburn Rovers
Caps2:46
Goals2:12
Years3:1952−1953
Clubs3:Hull City
Caps3:27
Goals3:3
Years4:1953−1957
Clubs4:King's Lynn
Years5:1962
Clubs5:Boston United
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Manageryears1:1953−1957
Managerclubs1:King's Lynn
Manageryears2:1961−1963
Managerclubs2:Boston United
Manageryears3:1964l3−1966
Managerclubs3:Boston
Managerclubs4:Worksop Town

Paul Raymond Todd (8 May 1920 – October 2000) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Blackburn Rovers and Hull City.

Being stationed in the RAF near Doncaster during the war, Todd turned out for Doncaster 36 times in the wartime leagues. He was also captain of the RAF Command team in Ceylon. With the war over and League football recommencing, he signed for Doncaster and became a regular for the next four seasons, becoming captain under manager Peter Doherty. In his first season, he scored 26 goals from 44 appearances.

He moved to then high-flying Blackburn Rovers, and then to Hull City.

For the 1953–54E season he became player-manager of Kings Lynn, scoring 36 times in his 56 league and cup games, as well as taking them to win the Eastern Counties League and the Norfolk Senior Cup. He remained there for three more seasons as they played in the Midland League.

Between 1961 and 1963 he managed Boston United in the Central Alliance League. At the end of his first season in a game against Wilmorton, Todd at 42 stepped in to play when one of his team failed to show. That first season saw United win the Central Alliance League and the Central Alliance Cup.

He moved to become the first manager of Boston when they were formed in 1963 as Boston United entered serious financial straits, taking with him many of the players from United. He led them to a Lincolnshire League title in their first season and a Central Alliance title the following season. He later managed Worksop Town.