Paul Furlong: Still hanging around, but now in the Conference
41-year-old centre forward Paul Furlong was released by League Two rivals Barnet at the end of last season but he's already made his debut for new club Kettering Town, his 12th, (we think), in Tuesday night's pre-season friendly against MK Dons.
Just look at that CV, including Chelsea, Watford, Birmingham, QPR, the mighty Shrimpers, (where he looked slow when starting against Peterborough two years ago, only ending up playing 3 league games), and even six England semi-pro caps from his time with first club Enfield!
Poppies boss Lee Harper had been looking for a big bloke up front, and will be happy that as well as a guy who still knows how to find the back of the net, he's got someone with so much experience to pass on to the younger members of his team.
The Furlong Files
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Furlong | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1968 (1968-10-01) | ||
| Place of birth | Wood Green, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kettering Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986-1991 | Enfield | ? | (?) |
| 1991-1992 | Coventry City | 37 | (4) |
| 1992-1994 | Watford | 79 | (37) |
| 1994-1996 | Chelsea | 65 | (13) |
| 1996-2002 | Birmingham City | 130 | (50) |
| 2000 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2002-2007 | Queens Park Rangers | 162 | (54) |
| 2007-2008 | Luton Town | 32 | (8) |
| 2008-2009 | Southend United | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Barnet (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2009-2010 | Barnet | 38 | (5) |
| 2010- | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990-1991 | England Semi-Pro | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 8 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Furlong)