13 Facts About Graham Paddon

Graham Charles Paddon was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Coventry City, Millwall, Norwich City and West Ham United.

Graham Paddon scored all three goals in the quarter-final against Arsenal and saw victory in the two-legged semi-final against Chelsea, but was not able to stop Tottenham Hotspur winning the Final by a single goal.

The deal saw Graham Paddon become West Ham's most expensive player.

Graham Paddon scored from 30 yards in the first leg of the semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, but the team were only able to pick up a runners-up medal in the Final against Anderlecht.

Graham Paddon made a total of 152 appearances, scoring 15 goals, in his three years at West Ham.

On 23 March 1976, Graham Paddon made his only international appearance when he played for the England under-23 team as a permitted over-age player in a game against Hungary.

Graham Paddon spent time in the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1978, and scored a goal against Norwich in an indoor friendly between the two sides on 3 May 1978 in St Petersburg, Florida.

Graham Paddon finished his career in Hong Kong with Eastern AA and then with Northern Counties East club Alfreton Town, where he made 29 appearances.

Graham Paddon was known for his creativity on the left side of midfield, with surging runs and using his powerful left foot to cross the ball into the strikers or shoot from long range.

Graham Paddon moved to Stoke City to become Ball's assistant in October 1989.

Graham Paddon returned to Portsmouth to work as Jim Smith's number two in the spring of 1991.

In March 1995, the pair were sacked and Graham Paddon later worked as a scout for Derby County, again under Jim Smith, as well as at Liverpool and Leicester City.

Graham Paddon died of a heart attack at his home in Norfolk on 19 November 2007.