John Paskin
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | → (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 | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William John Paskin, known as 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, , Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Bury. He also played in South Africa, in the North American Soccer League, in Hong Kong, Belgium and Norway. He played as a forward.
Paskin was born in Cape Town. He began his football career domestically with Hellenic, then spent the 1984 North American Soccer League season with Toronto Blizzard. He played 16 games and scored 10 goals, 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. 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. In the 1986–87 Belgian First Division season, he played for K.V. Kortrijk.
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