Paul Canoville

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Canoville
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 4, 1962(1962-03-04)
Age	62
Birthplace	Southall
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Paul Canoville Biography

Paul Canoville is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 4, 1962 in Southall, England, United Kingdom. The first black member at Chelsea FC in 1981. His career in professional football lasted between 1981 and 1991. He retired after one season with Maidenhead United.

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Paul Kenneth Canoville (born 4 March 1962) is an English former professional footballer.

He ended the 1981–82 season with two late substitute appearances, replacing Peter Rhoades-Brown on the right-wing on both occasions. He enjoyed a run of six games at the start of the 1982–83 season before he was sidelined with a thigh injury. He scored his first goal for the club with a volley in a 1–1 draw with Fulham. With Chelsea facing relegation into the Third Division, Canoville was returned to the first team towards the end of the campaign and helped the club to secure enough points to avoid relegation. He gradually won over the majority of supporters to the point that his name was sung by Chelsea fans, though the racist abuse continued for years.

The man reportedly had 11 kids with 10 different wives.

Paul Canoville Net Worth

Paul Canoville is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Canoville 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The player made his first appearance with Chelsea in the midst of a fanbase that included prominent neo-Nazi and racist groups who hurled abuse at him.

Although his efforts saved Chelsea from being sent into the Third Division, his performance was inconsistent as was his time on the pitch short.

Paul Kenneth Canoville was born to Udine Patricia “Patsy” Lake on 4 March 1962 at 10 Albert Road, Southall. His mother emigrated to England from Anguilla and his father had come from the Commonwealth of Dominica. His mother raised him and his sister June alone, as his father had no interest in raising a family. As a teenager he played truant from school and was sent to three months in borstal after he became involved in petty crime. When his mother moved in with her boyfriend in Slough in 1979 Canoville slept rough and in hostels, and at one hostel was falsely accused of rape.

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New manager John Hollins brought in Jerry Murphy from Crystal Palace to play on the left-side of midfield; the signing particularly angered Canoville as Murphy had a significantly better contract. Jerry Murphy was signed on a free transfer from Crystal Palace. Murphy did not settle well in the first team, allowing Canoville a return to the starting line-up by September. However, he struggled with injuries and with numerous other midfielders all vying for places at Stamford Bridge he played just 19 games in the 1985–86 season. He also became unsettled at the club after fighting a teammate who had racially abused him following a night of heavy drinking. At the end of the season he agreed a move to Brentford, but ended up at Reading after the latter club made a late bid for his services.

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Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Paul Canoville celebrates birthday on March 4 of every year.

Canoville was sold to Second Division Reading in August 1986 for £60,000. He saw the move as a fresh start away from the racist abuse he had received at Chelsea, and he was more respected at Reading due to his experience in the First Division. However, he ruptured his cruciate ligament in a clash with Sunderland’s Dave Swindlehurst at Roker Park on 21 October and was ruled out for the rest of the 1986–87 season. After ten months of recovery he was fit enough to be included in manager Ian Branfoot’s first team plans for the 1987–88 season. He scored in a 3–0 win against Oldham Athletic at Elm Park but his knee caused him to leave the game after 65 minutes. He went on to feature a total of eight times that season, including in a League Cup win over former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but was never able to fully regain match fitness. In November 1987 his knee gave way again and Canoville announced his retirement from professional football.