Paul Michael Maddy (born 17 August 1962) is a Welsh retired professional

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who played in

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, most notably for

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as a

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. He also played League football for

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, Chester City and was capped by Wales at U21 level.

Club career

, Maddy was a product of the

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and made 43 appearances and scored three goals for the club. Interspersed with spells at

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...

and Chester City, Maddy spent the majority of his

career with Fourth Division club

, for whom he made 151 appearances and scored 22 goals in three spells between 1983 and 1989. He later played in

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for Hamrun Spartans and the

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for

Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; ) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a ...

International career

Maddy was capped twice by Wales at U21 level, in matches against

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and

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in 1982 and 1983.

Personal life

As of October 2017, Maddy was working in a factory in

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Honours

Hereford United *

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: 1984–85

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maddy, Paul 1962 births Living people Welsh men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Wales men's under-21 international footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Hamrun Spartans F.C. players Welsh expatriate men's footballers Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Maltese Premier League players Ebbw Vale F.C. players Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia