Paul Thompson
Name: Paul Thompson Age: 42 Nickname: None that I know of

Joined club:
1994

Other clubs I have played for:
No other partially sighted teams but I have played for several Sunday league teams.

Position:
Defender

Football career highlights (with club or other club):
Scoring 36 goals in the 1996/07 season and being considered by Tony Larkin ( Great Britain coach) for the Great Britain squad in the season. Even though I never got a place in the squad it felt good to be recognised for my ability.

Successes with club:
Finishing Runners-up to Loughbrough in the 2 nd Division of the BBS 5-a-side league in the1994/05 season. I was also in the team that finished Runners-up of the Premiership division in both the 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons of the North East Ability Counts 7-a-side league. I was also voted Players Player of the year in 1994/05 and 2004/05. I also finished top goalscorer in 1994/95, 1996/97 and 2004/05.

My favourite goal/save for the club:
My favourite goal would have to be the one I scored against Midland All Stars in the Coventry tournament of the 1996/97 BBS 1 st Division season. I picked up the ball in defence and ran forward down our right. Hitting a shot from inside my own half with power, the ball curled across the Midland goalkeeper into the top corner. After the game a St John’s Ambulance volunteer came over and told me it was the best goal he had ever seen.

My favourite game with the club:
Probably the game against Avon in the same tournament, I scored 4 goals.

Professional football:
Football Team(s) I support and why:
Newcastle – local team.

My favourite football player(s) and why:
Peter Beardsley I feel sorry for him because he is ugly.

My favourite game(s) and why:
When Newcastle beat Barcelona 3-2 and Tino scored all 3 in September 1997.

My favourite goal/save and why:
Not sure.

My ambitions as a player:
To win the league and retire.

Other sports and hobbies I am interested in:
Fishing.

Other comments:
None