Paul Went

Paul Went
Personal information
Full name Paul Frank Went
Date of birth (1949-10-12)12 October 1949
Place of birth Bow, England
Date of death 4 January 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 67)
Place of death Chelmsford, England
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
1964–66 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Leyton Orient 50 (5)
1967–1972 Charlton Athletic 163 (15)
1972–1973 Fulham 58 (3)
1973–1976 Portsmouth 92 (5)
1976–1978 Cardiff City 72 (11)
1978–1980 Orient 45 (3)
Total 480 (42)
International career
1967–1968 England U18 10 (0)
Managerial career
1981 Orient
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Frank Went (12 October 1949 – 4 January 2017)[1] was an English footballer who played professionally for five clubs[2] over a fifteen-year period. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defender[3] despite playing a similar role throughout.

  1. ^ "Paul Went: 1949-2017". fulhamfc.com. Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ One, Orient twice: "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946–98" Hugman, B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
  3. ^ As football moved from 1–2–3–5 to 1-4-3-3/1–4–2–4