Graham Paddon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Charles Paddon | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 2007 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Norfolk, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Coventry City | 5 | (1) |
| 1969–1973 | Norwich City | 162 | (19) |
| 1973–1976 | West Ham United | 115 | (11) |
| 1976–1981 | Norwich City | 128 | (6) |
| 1978 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 1981 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Eastern AA | ||
| 1984–1985 | Alfreton Town | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 469 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | England U23 | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991 | Stoke City (Caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Graham Charles Paddon (24 August 1950 – 19 November 2007) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Coventry City, Millwall, Norwich City and West Ham United.
Paddon was born in Manchester where he studied at Chorlton Grammar School before beginning his career with Coventry City where he made five League appearances for scoring one goal, before signing for Norwich City in October 1969 for £25,000. He played with the promotion winning team of 1972, and the team that reached the 1973 League Cup Final.
After 290 League appearances and 25 goals for the Canaries, Paddon joined West Ham United for £170,000 in 1973 in a deal which saw Ted MacDougall move the other way. He made 150 League and cup appearances and scored 20 goals in his three years at West Ham, featuring in the 1975 FA Cup Final and the 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
Paddon rejoined Norwich for £110,000 in November 1976, and later played in the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He even scored a goal against Norwich in an indoor friendly between the two sides on May 3, 1978 in St. Petersburg, Florida. On his return to England, he had a spell at Millwall where he made five League appearances and scored one goal. He finished his career in Hong Kong with Eastern AA.
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