 Hart in 2002 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Hart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Golborne,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Stockport County | 87 | (5) |
| 1973–1978 | Blackpool | 143 | (16) |
| 1978–1983 | Leeds United | 191 | (15) |
| 1983–1985 | Nottingham Forest | 70 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Sheffield Wednesday | 52 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Notts County | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 567 | (39) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1991–1992 | Nottingham Forest (youth) | ||
| 1992–1997 | Leeds United (youth) | ||
| 1997–2001 | Nottingham Forest (youth) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2004–2005 | Barnsley | ||
| 2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| 2009 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2009–2010 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2010 | Crystal Palace (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2015 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | Stoke City (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Charlton Athletic (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Anthony Hart (born 4 May 1953) is an English football manager, coach, and former professional player who made 567 appearances in the Football League as a defender. Hart was most recently assistant manager to Nathan Jones at Charlton Athletic.[3]
The son of Johnny Hart, who played for and managed Manchester City, and brother of Nigel, a defender who made more than 300 League appearances,[4][5] Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, and shorter spells with Stockport County, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday, among others.
He began his management career with Chesterfield in 1988, but left within three years and spent the following decade as a youth team coach for Leeds United and then Nottingham Forest. In 2001, he returned to management with Nottingham Forest, later managing Barnsley, Rushden & Diamonds, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace and Swindon Town. In 2014, he joined the youth set-up at Notts County as acting academy manager.
- ^ a b c "Paul Hart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Paul Hart – First-Team Assistant Manager". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Leigh, Neil (14 October 2019). "City DNA #16: Johnny Hart – a man for all seasons". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Nigel Hart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 June 2022.