Paul David Compton was born on 6 June 1961 and is an English former professional footballer and football club manager.
11 Facts About Paul Compton
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Paul Compton played 64 times for the Cherries before a free transfer took him to Aldershot in December 1983.
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Paul Compton left Newport, prior to their eventual demise, shortly after playing in the Welsh Cup final defeat against Merthyr Tydfil, in the summer of 1987, joining Weymouth, taking over as player-manager in 1990 and leaving in February 1991 to join Bashley with Weymouth bottom of the Southern League Premier Division.
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Paul Compton rejoined Torquay United in August 1991 as youth coach, although he restarted his professional playing career.
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On 8 May 1992, Paul Compton was appointed as manager of Torquay, shortly after their relegation back to the bottom flight of the Football League.
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The expected push for promotion did not materialise and Torquay found themselves in a relegation battle, which, only after Neil Warnock was brought in and Paul Compton had reverted to his old youth coach role, they survived.
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Paul Compton later became assistant manager under Eddie May in 1995, but left the club altogether the following summer when May was replaced by Kevin Hodges, who opted to dispense with Compton's services.
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In September 2000, shortly after making the shortlist for the youth development job at Southampton, Paul Compton moved to Swansea City as director of youth development at the Vetch Field.
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Paul Compton subsequently joined West Bromwich Albion as youth coach, before joining Cardiff City as Head of player recruitment.
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Paul Compton left this post in August 2007, and became assistant manager at Dorchester Town in December 2007.
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In 2017 Paul Compton joined Southampton FC as their head of academy recruitment for the South West.