Paul Hinshelwood

Paul Hinshelwood (born 14 August 1956, in Bristol, England[1]) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Oxford United, Millwall and Colchester United. He gained representative honours with the England under-21 team and also played and managed in non-league football. His sons Adam and Paul jr were also professional footballers.

Paul Hinshelwood
Personal information
Full name Paul Alexander Hinshelwood
Date of birth (1956-08-14) 14 August 1956
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
?–1973[1] Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1983 Crystal Palace[2] 276 (22)
1983–1984 Oxford United[3] 45 (7)
1984–1986 Millwall[4] 61 (2)
1986–1988 Colchester United[5] 81 (6)
Basildon United
Dartford
Chelmsford City
Whyteleafe
National team
1977–1980 England U21 2 (0)
Teams managed
1993–1994 Whyteleafe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Hinshelwood grew up in Croydon, and in 1969, along with his brother Martin, played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by former Crystal Palace manager Arthur Rowe. Rowe was impressed, and the brothers were invited for trials with the club. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices.

"Doris", as he was known by the fans, although his dressing room nickname was "Fish", originally began as a striker, but did not play that well in the role. In November 1976, Hinshelwood switched to playing at right-back. Along with future England left-back Kenny Sansom, he shored up the Palace defence, and the club were promoted twice in three seasons, to reach the First Division in 1979. In that season, Hinshelwood only missed one game, as Palace went up as champions.

Palace spent two years in the top flight, and Hinshelwood was voted as the fans' "Player of the Year" for both. As well as this, he gained two caps for the England under-21 side.

Hinshelwood left Palace in 1983, transferring to Oxford United. There, he won the Third Division title for the first time (Palace had only gone up in third place). He then transferred back to south-London, to Millwall, where he won promotion to Division 2. He was the sold for a nominal sum along with Nicky Chatterton to Colchester United and then went to non-league clubs Basildon United, Dartford and Chelmsford City.[6]

Later, he would reunite with former Palace teammate Steve Kember, as his assistant at Whyteleafe, and would become their manager after Kember left to take up a coaching role at Palace.[7]

Hinshelwood's family also have a strong footballing background. His father Wally was a professional footballer in the 1950s and '60s, most notably at Reading and Bristol City. His older brother Martin played for Crystal Palace before his career was cut short because of injury, and is currently Director of Football at Brighton. Paul's son Adam is also a retired professional and his son Paul Jr. also had a football career. His nephew (Martin Hinshelwood's son) Danny also had a brief career in professional football.

In 2005, Paul was named in Palace's Centenary XI.

Honours

Club
Crystal Palace[8]
Oxford United[9]
Millwall

References
  1. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 328. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. "OXFORD UNITED : 1962/63 - 2005/06". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  4. "MILLWALL : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  6. "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. "Whyeleafe FC History". clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  8. "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  9. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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