1. Paul Bastock is currently assistant manager at National League South club St Albans City.
34 Facts About Paul Bastock
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Paul Bastock holds the all-time record for the most competitive club appearances in world football, having played more than 1,286 times in league and cup competitions, primarily across the English lower leagues.
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Paul Bastock played once for the England National Game XI in an unofficial game against a Highland League selection.
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Paul Bastock started his career in the youth team at Coventry City in the eighties and was a member of their 1987 FA Youth Cup winning side that beat a Southampton youth side including Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier.
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Paul Bastock then moved to Malaysia to play in the Malaysian Super League where he spent six months with Sabah FA.
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Paul Bastock then moved back to England, where he spent time on trial with Newcastle United and Leyton Orient, and played a single match for Cheltenham Town in the Gloucestershire Senior Cup in return for a pair of gloves, before signing for Fisher Athletic.
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Paul Bastock's first season with Boston was a disaster, with the club finishing bottom and being relegated from the Football Conference to the Northern Premier League.
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However, despite conceding 69 goals in 42 games, Paul Bastock was still voted Player of the Season by supporters.
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Paul Bastock started to concede less goals the season after and Boston had a string of respectable league positions from 1993 to 1998 when they were moved to the Southern Premier League and their fortunes took an upturn.
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Paul Bastock spent two seasons in the Conference before Boston were promoted to the Football League Third Division, Bastock missing just one game all season as Boston won the Conference.
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Paul Bastock was awarded a testimonial match for his great service to the club before leaving to join Scarborough in October 2004.
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Paul Bastock stayed there for two months, making just one appearance, before he was signed by then Conference South side St Albans City in November 2004.
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Paul Bastock played in 84 consecutive league games for St Albans between his debut match on 23 November 2004 against Hornchurch and 10 November 2006 before he received a suspension after being sent off in an FA Cup tie against Yeading.
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Paul Bastock left the club at the end of the season.
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Paul Bastock moved up a division to sign for St Neots Town in October 2014 where he would go on to play his 1,000th game in senior football.
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However, despite being a regular for St Neots Town, Paul Bastock was released by the club along with Matt Spring in 2015.
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Paul Bastock then moved to league counterparts Dunstable Town in the summer of 2015.
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Paul Bastock signed for Wisbech Town on dual registration terms on 21 September 2017.
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Paul Bastock was named as one of the substitutes for a further 11 games that season but was not called upon to play.
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On 18 October 2018, Paul Bastock signed for Pinchbeck United, and some days later made an appearance with the club on a UCL League Cup game.
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On 1 November 2018, Paul Bastock joined King's Lynn Town as assistant manager.
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In March 2021, aged 50, Paul Bastock was named as a substitute for an away fixture against Notts County in the National League.
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Paul Bastock appeared on the bench on subsequent other occasions, with the latest being on 25 May 2021.
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On 13 August 2022, Paul Bastock returned to playing for a United Counties League Premier Division North match for Deeping Rangers.
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On 4 October 2022, Paul Bastock was an unused substitute for Boston United in the FA Cup tie against Basford United.
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Paul Bastock played once for the England National Game XI in a game against a Highland League selection.
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On 1 November 2018, Paul Bastock joined King's Lynn Town as assistant manager, and left the club on 10 December 2021.
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On 23 January 2022, Paul Bastock was announced as Kettering Town's new assistant manager, alongside Ian Culverhouse.
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Paul Bastock left the club, along with Culverhouse, on 15 May 2022.
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In September 2022, Paul Bastock returned to Boston United for the role of the assistant manager, to Ian Culverhouse.
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Paul Bastock left Boston on 28 October 2024 after Ian Culverhouse was sacked.
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On 28 November 2024, Paul Bastock was appointed as assistant manager at National League South club St Albans City, alongside Ian Culverhouse.
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Paul Bastock's son Callum is a footballer and a fellow goalkeeper.
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Paul Bastock played several first-team games at semi-professional level for Boston Town before moving on 22 February 2013 to Grimsby Town on a two-year scholarship deal.