Paul Arnison
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Simon Arnison | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Hartlepool United | 79 | (4) |
| 2003–2008 | Carlisle United | 121 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Bradford City | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Darlington | 89 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Celtic Nation | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sunshine Coast | 47 | (1) |
| Total | 364 | (9) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Simon Arnison (born 18 September 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He last played for National Premier League Queensland club Sunshine Coast FC, where he was also employed as a coach.
He is a former Newcastle United trainee, who has also played for his hometown club Hartlepool United, as well as Carlisle United, Bradford City, Darlington and Celtic Nation.
Born in Hartlepool, Arnison started his career at Newcastle United, where failed to make an appearance. He joined his hometown club Hartlepool United firstly on loan, then after joining on a permanent basis he scored on his home debut at Victoria Park.
During the 2001–02 season, Arnison was limited to 19 league games, but helped Hartlepool to reach the play-off semi-finals. Arnison scored his first goal of the season during the play-off semi-final second leg against Cheltenham Town. However, after the result finished 2–2 on aggregate, Arnison and Hartlepool were knocked out on penalties. During the summer, Arnison signed a contract extension, along with fellow defender Chris Westwood and top goalscorer Gordon Watson, to stay at Hartlepool for another season. Arnison was offered another deal at the end of the following season by new boss Mike Newell after Pools had secured promotion to Division Two.
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