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Youth
Appearances

5

Youth
Goals

14

Reserve Appearances

10

Reserve
Goals

63

Senior
Appearances

22

Senior
Goals

Paul Rideout

First Team
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Forward

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Paul David Rideout

Role

CF Paul Rideout | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #623 |

Position

Born

Centre Forward

14 August 1964

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1982-83

Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ350k

1 June 1983

18

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1984-85

SSC Bari ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

ยฃ400k

30 June 1985

20

Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Paul Rideout

Previous Clubs:

-1981 Swindon Town Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division

1981-83 Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division, Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 105 | 100 (5) | โšฝ 41 |

Loans Out

Paul Rideout

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Paul Rideout

Subsequent Clubs:

1985-88 SSC Bari ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยฃ0.40m
Serie B, Serie A
๐Ÿ•’ 99 | 99 (0) | โšฝ 23 |

1988-91 Southampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.43m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 96 | 87 (9) | โšฝ 19 |

1991 Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

1991-92 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.25m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 16 | 14 (2) | โšฝ 3 |

1992 Glasgow Rangers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ยฃ0.50m
Scottish Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 12 | 12 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

1992-97 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.50m
Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 140 | 112 (28) | โšฝ 37 |

1997-98 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Jia-A League

1998-99 Sporting Kansas City ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
MLS

1999-00 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Jia-A League

2000 Shenzhen FC ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Jia-A League

2000-02 Tranmere Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 59 | 55 (4) | โšฝ 12 |

2002 Retired aged 37

Career Progression

Paul Rideout

1983-85 Aston Villa First Team
1983-85 Aston Villa Reserves
1984 Aston Villa u18s

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Paul Rideout

1

Youth
Appearances

5

Youth
Goals

1984-85 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 |

Reserve Career

Paul Rideout

14

Reserve Appearances

10

Reserve
Goals

1984-85 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 7 |
1983-84 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 |

First Team Career

Paul Rideout

63

Senior
Appearances

22

Senior
Goals

CF Paul Rideout | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1983-85 | ยฃ350k |
๐Ÿ•’ 63 | 56 (7) | โšฝ 22 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 11 | #623 |
๐ŸŸฉ 26 | ๐ŸŸจ 12 | ๐ŸŸฅ 25 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Paul Rideout

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Paul Rideout

๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1983 Villa 2-1 Stoke
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1983 Burnley 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Oct 1983 Villa 1-3 Liverpool
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1983 Villa 2-0 Leeds
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Oct 1983 Blackburn 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 1984 Albion 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1984 Villa 5-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Sep 1984 Derby 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1984 Villa 2-0 Albion
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1984 Villa 5-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1984 United 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1984 Huddersfield 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Mar 1985 Villa 1-0 Derby
Reserves

1984-85

Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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