Paul Todd

Who was Paul Todd?

Paul Raymond Todd was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Blackburn Rovers and Hull City.

Being stationed in the RAF near Doncaster during the war, Todd turned out for Doncaster 36 times in the wartime leagues. He was also captain of the RAF Command team in Ceylon. With the war over and League football recommencing, he signed for Doncaster and became a regular for the next four seasons, becoming captain under manager Peter Doherty. In his first season he scored 26 goals from 44 appearances.

He moved to then high flying Blackburn Rovers, and then to Hull City.

For the 1953−54 season he became player-manager of Kings Lynn, scoring 36 times in his 56 league and cup games, as well as taking them to win the Eastern Counties League and the Norfolk Senior Cup. He remained there for 3 more seasons as they played in the Midland League.

Between 1961−1964 would see him managing Boston United in the Central Alliance League. At the end of his first season in a game against Wilmorton, Todd at 42 had to step in to play when one of his team failed to show.