Paul Hurst
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Michael Hurst | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shrewsbury Town (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2008 | Rotherham United | 438 | (13) |
| 2008 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ilkeston Town (Joint with Rob Scott) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Boston United (Joint with Rob Scott) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Grimsby Town (Joint with Rob Scott) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 2016– | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:38, 2 July 2016 (UTC). |
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Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer and manager of League One side Shrewsbury Town.
As a player he was a defender from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career for Rotherham United, bar a brief loan spell with Burton Albion in his final year as a player. After retiring from the playing side of the sport in 2008 he became joint manager of Ilkeston Town along with former team mate Rob Scott. The pair later took over Boston United before joining Grimsby in 2011. Hurst holds a UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence.
Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the back four and in this position he performed well. He played over 430 games for Rotherham United.
He was in the team that were the champions of the Football League Trophy in April 1996, which resulted in a 2–1 win against Shrewsbury Town, at the Wembley Stadium.
On 6 March 2004 Hurst scored a consolation on 74 minutes in the 1–2 defeat at home to Bradford City, a chipped free-kick over the wall found Hurst to fire home. Hurst signed a new two-year contract in 2004 keeping him at Millmoor until the summer of 2006.
FourFourTwo magazine decided before the 2007–08 season, that they would sponsor a player from every team within the top four divisions in England. Hurst was the player they chose for Rotherham United.
On 15 February, Hurst joined Conference National side Burton Albion on a one-month loan to regain his fitness after injury and extended for a second month.
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