English footballer
Paul Brayson
(born 16 September 1977) is an English
footballer
who plays for
Newcastle Benfield
as a
striker
.
Brayson is widely regarded as a
Newcastle Benfield
legend, scoring over 250 goals in his first 8 seasons with the club, and winning Northern League Player of the Season in both 2014/2015 and 2017/2018 seasons.
[1]
Club career
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Born in
Newcastle upon Tyne
, Brayson started his career with
Newcastle United
before moving to
Swansea City
on
loan
. He signed for
Reading
in March 1998 for a
fee
of £100,000.
[2]
He joined
Cardiff City
on loan in 2000.
He then moved
Cardiff City
on a free transfer in 2000.
[3]
He moved to
Cheltenham Town
in July 2002.
[4]
He was released at the end of
2003?04
season.
[5]
He had a trial at
York City
in July 2004, but manager
Chris Brass
decided not to give him a contract.
[6]
He dropped out of
The Football League
when he moved to
Northwich Victoria
in August 2004.
[5]
This allowed him to play part-time for Cheshire club while running a taxi business in his native
Newcastle
.
[7]
[
citation needed
]
He joined
Gateshead
on loan in March 2005.
[8]
He was back at Northwich for the
2005?06
season, where he scored 32 goals in 51 appearances in
Conference North
.
[9]
He participated in a fine
FA Cup
run with Northwich, before being knocked out by
Premier League
club
Sunderland
. During that FA Cup run, Brayson won the FA Player of the Round twice, becoming the first player to do so.
[10]
He was regarded as a fans favourite with the Northwich supporters.
[
citation needed
]
Brayson was signed by York City on 25 June 2007.
[11]
He was believed to have turned down a loan move to Gateshead in January 2008.
[12]
He made 22 appearances in the
Conference Premier
for York, scoring four goals, prior to being released on 30 January 2008.
[2]
[13]
He signed for
Gateshead
on 31 January.
[14]
The end of the
2007?08
season saw Brayson offered a new contract by
Gateshead
. At the same time
Newcastle Blue Star
made him a lucrative offer to drop down two leagues and play for them. On 2 June 2008 Brayson was released by Gateshead having failed to agree to the new contract by a set deadline.
[15]
Upon his release by Gateshead, Brayson accepted the contract on offer from
Newcastle Blue Star
.
[16]
He left to join
Durham City
in June 2009 before signing for
Blyth Spartans
in August 2009.
In his first season in the Conference North he finished the league's top goal scorer with 28 goals.
In May 2010 he signed a new deal with
Blyth Spartans
for season 2010/2011 and went on to win the golden boot.
In August 2010 he was named team captain for season 2010/2011 and ended the campaign as the club's top goalscorer for a second successive season.
In May 2011 he joined
Harrogate Town
[17]
In June 2012 he joined
Bedlington Terriers
.
[18]
In August 2013 Brayson joined
Newcastle Benfield
.
International career
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Brayson was a late call-up for the
England national C team
to play in the
Four Nations Tournament
in May 2007, as a replacement for the injured
Matt Tubbs
.
[19]
He was
capped
once, playing in a 3?0 win over
Scotland
on 25 May 2007.
[20]
England won the tournament, having been unbeaten and not conceded a goal in three matches.
[21]
References
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"Paul Brayson"
.
Newcastle Benfield F.C
. Retrieved
13 January
2023
.
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a
b
"Paul Brayson"
. Soccerbase
. Retrieved
28 June
2007
.
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"Cardiff City secure Brayson's signature"
. BBC Sport. 14 July 2000
. Retrieved
28 June
2007
.
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"Brayson joins Cheltenham"
. BBC Sport. 26 July 2002
. Retrieved
28 June
2007
.
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a
b
"Handy signings by Burr"
. Non-League Daily. 13 August 2004
. Retrieved
23 July
2007
.
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"BRAYSON GOES ? BUT ROWAN EARNS TRIAL EXTENSION"
. Non-League Daily. 31 July 2004
. Retrieved
23 July
2007
.
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Kelly, Tony (31 January 2008).
"Minstermen part company with Brayson and Wrigley"
.
The Press
. Retrieved
31 January
2008
.
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"Brayson joins Gateshead on loan"
. BBC Sport. 16 March 2005
. Retrieved
28 June
2007
.
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"Minstermen set to add two more"
. Minstermen.net. 20 June 2007. Archived from
the original
on 9 July 2007
. Retrieved
28 June
2007
.
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"Brayson makes history with award"
. BBC Sport. 14 November 2005
. Retrieved
18 June
2007
.
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Simpson, Andrew (25 June 2007).
"Pair pen York deals"
.
Northwich Guardian
. Retrieved
22 June
2014
.
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Simpson, Andrew (30 January 2008).
"Brayson is back on the market"
. This Is Cheshire. Archived from
the original
on 11 February 2008
. Retrieved
31 January
2008
.
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"Brayson leaves Minstermen"
.
The Press
. 30 January 2008
. Retrieved
30 January
2008
.
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Simpson, Andrew (31 January 2008).
"Brayson stays in north east"
. This Is Cheshire. Archived from
the original
on 11 February 2008
. Retrieved
31 January
2008
.
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Bowron, Jeff (3 June 2008).
"Tynesiders swoop for second Turnbull"
. Gateshead F.C. (taken from Evening Chronicle). Archived from
the original
on 23 January 2013
. Retrieved
3 June
2008
.
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"Striker snatch scores"
.
Evening Chronicle
. 4 June 2008. Archived from
the original
on 20 April 2013
. Retrieved
4 June
2008
.
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"Harrogate Bag Spartans Duo"
. Football Conference. 31 May 2011. Archived from
the original
on 19 March 2012
. Retrieved
31 May
2011
.
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"Brayson Coup Forr Terriers"
.
Pitchero Non League
. Retrieved
18 June
2012
.
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"Wales in search of win to retain Four Nations Crown"
. Welsh Premier League. 27 May 2007
. Retrieved
21 January
2017
.
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Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012).
Non-League Club Directory 2013
. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 1003, 1005, 1006.
ISBN
978-1-869833-77-0
.
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"Bishop's plunder"
.
The Press
. York. 29 May 2007
. Retrieved
21 January
2017
.
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