John Paskin
William John Paskin (born 1 February 1962) is a South African former professional footballer who made 164 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Bury.[1] He also played in South Africa, in the North American Soccer League, in Hong Kong, Belgium and Norway. He played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Paskin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Hellenic | ||
| 1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 16 | (10) |
| 1984–1985 | South China AA | 16 | (10) |
| 1985–1986 | Seiko SA | ||
| 1986–1988 | K.V. Kortrijk | 11 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | (5) |
| 1989–1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | (3) |
| 1991 | → Stockport County (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 1992 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Wrexham | 51 | (11) |
| 1994–1996 | Bury | 38 | (8) |
| 1996 | Cape Town Spurs | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Fredrikstad FK | 6 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Hellenic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Paskin was born in Cape Town. He began his football career domestically with Hellenic,[2] then spent the 1984 North American Soccer League season with Toronto Blizzard. He played 16 games and scored 10 goals,[3] including scoring in the second game of the three-game Championship Game series: Toronto lost that game 3–2 and lost the series 2–0 to the Chicago Sting.[4] Paskin's next port of call was Hong Kong, where he played for South China and Seiko, and represented Hong Kong against the South Korean national team in the 1986 Chinese New Year Cup.[5] In the 1986–87 Belgian First Division season, he played for K.V. Kortrijk.[6]
Paskin made his Football League debut for West Bromwich Albion in the 1988–99 season, and played 25 league games before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of £75,000 at the end of the season. He scored only three goals in his 34 league appearances for the club, and spent periods on loan at Stockport County, Birmingham City and Shrewsbury Town, before joining Wrexham on a free transfer in February 1992. Paskin scored 14 goals from 60 games in all competitions for the club, and in July 1994 signed for Bury on a free transfer.[7] He played quite frequently in his first season at Bury, though more often as a substitute, then sustained an injury which kept him out for much of the 1995–96 season. By the end of that season he was anxious to leave the club, and was released in May 1996.[8]
He spent a few weeks with Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian Second Division[9] before finishing his career in his native South Africa with his former club Hellenic.[10]
References
- ^ "John Paskin". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (5 June 2000). "American soccer shapes South African game" (PDF). Soccer America. 55 (21): 13. ISSN 0163-4070. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ . National Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ Yoon, Hyung-Jin (5 March 2005). "South Korea International Matches – Details 1985–1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ . Club Brugge. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "John Paskin". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Shakers defend Paskin decision". The Bolton News. 8 May 1996. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "John William Paskin" (in Norwegian). FFKsupporter.net. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ . Daily Dispatch. East London. South African Press Association. 16 October 1997. p. 20. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
External links
- John Paskin at Soccerbase
- John Paskin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Toronto Blizzard profile