PaulStonehouse

Former player

About Paul

Paul is a left-back who joined the club permanently in the summer of 2016.

He initially joined the club on a 28-day loan from Conference South side Oxford City in October 2015. After impressing in his short spell, Paul rejoined the club on another short-term loan in January 2016 and joint managers Neil Baker and Jon Underwood pounced the following summer to make him a permanent member of the Rebels squad.

Paul joined Forest Green Rovers at the age of 16 and signed his first professional contract in August 2005. He was the youngest player to make 100 Conference National starts for Forest Green and in total made 177 first-team appearances. He scored seven goals for the club, including one against Derby County in the FA Cup third round back in the 2008/09 season.

He was signed by Mansfield Town in the summer of 2010 and moved to Bath City the following summer, before moving to Oxford City. Paul also had two loan spells at Gloucester City whilst with Forest Green.