Paul Anthony Atkin (born 3 September 1969 in

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, England) is an English former

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who played in the

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for Bury,

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and

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Biography

Atkin was born in

on 3 September 1969. He started his football career as a trainee with

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

in July 1987, and moved to Bury in March 1989 for whom he made 21 appearances, scoring one goal. He joined

on a free transfer in July 1991, made 153 league appearances in five seasons, scoring three goals, and was part of the promotion-winning team of 1993. He went to

on loan in March 1997, making five league appearances, and transferred to

in August 1997, for whom he made 36 league appearances, scoring once.

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* 1969 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Notts County F.C. players Bury F.C. players York City F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub