Paul Edward Aimson was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for York City, where he scored 113 goals in 249 games in all competitions during two spells with the club.
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10 Facts About Paul Aimson
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Paul Aimson signed for York City in 1964 for a £1,000 fee, scoring 26 goals in his first season, helping the club win promotion to the Third Division.
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Paul Aimson left the club to join Bury for £10,000 in 1966, with a record of 43 goals in 77 league games.
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Paul Aimson scored 11 league goals in 31 games for Bury, and the following season moved to Bradford City for £4,000, scoring 11 goals in 23 games.
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Paul Aimson then transferred to Huddersfield Town for £20,000, where he scored 13 goals in 38 games before moving back to York City for a fee of £8,000.
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Paul Aimson was top scorer for the club in four of his six campaigns in both spells, scoring a total of 113 goals in 249 games.
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Paul Aimson made only nine appearances and scored two goals for Bournemouth, before moving to Colchester United in August 1973 for a then club record of £11,000.
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Injury cut his career short, and Paul Aimson retired from playing in 1974 having played just four games and scoring two goals for the U's.
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Paul Aimson received a benefit match from both Colchester and Bury in 1975, with Colchester taking on Norwich City in a promotion celebration friendly for the player, and Bury facing an all-star XI containing footballing greats from the north-west of England.
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Paul Aimson died at the age of 64 of a heart attack in hospital near his home in Christchurch on 9 January 2008.
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