Paul Groves (footballer)
Groves at West Ham United, August 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Groves | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bristol City (Academy Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–19?? | Belper Town | ? | (?) |
| 198?–1988 | Burton Albion | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1990 | Leicester City | 16 | (1) |
| 1989 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Blackpool | 107 | (21) |
| 1992–1996 | Grimsby Town | 184 | (38) |
| 1996–1997 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | (4) |
| 1997–2004 | Grimsby Town | 270 | (33) |
| 2004 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2004 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | York City | 42 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Stafford Rangers | 30 | (5) |
| Total | 699 | (109) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2004 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 2009 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Bournemouth | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Groves (born 28 February 1966) is an English former professional footballer who is currently the academy manager at Bristol City.
He notably captained and managed Grimsby Town. He was naturally a central midfield player, but later in his career was used as a central defender. He also played in the Football League for Leicester City, Lincoln City, Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion and Scunthorpe United having also played at non-league level for Belper Town, Burton Albion, York City and Stafford Rangers. His playing career lasted from 1986 until 2006. He was player/manager at Grimsby Town from 2001 until 2004, he eventually retired in 2006 whilst he was player/assistant manager at Stafford Rangers. He was the senior coach at West Ham United following Avram Grant to the club from Portsmouth. However, he parted company with the club on 24 June 2011, following the arrival of Sam Allardyce he joined Bournemouth as the club's youth team manager. On 25 March 2012 he became the club's first team manager following a caretaker spell in charge, however he was relieved of his duties in October that year but was re-appointed as youth team boss.
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Groves began his career in non-League football, playing for Belper Town before joining Burton Albion in 1988 for whom he appeared at Wembley Stadium for in the 1987 FA Trophy Final.
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