Paul Walsh

Paul Anthony Walsh Date of Birth: Oct 1, 1962

Plumstead born Paul joined Charlton from school and was only 17 when he became the youngest player to net a hat-trick for the Addicks in a senior game.

Hard-up Charlton were forced to accept a £250,000 bid, plus Steve White, from top flight new boys Luton in 1982 and the seriously talented forward soon became a terrace hero at Kenilworth Road with his twisting runs, close control and goalscoring ability.

Sadly, a bid of £700,000 from Liverpool was accepted for the, by now, England international in 1984 and he went on to grace Anfield for almost four years during which time he picked up a League championship medal. Moving on to Tottenham where he won an FA Cup winners medal, he then signed twice for Portsmouth with a spell at Manchester City sandwiched in between.

Paul’s playing career ended with a knee injury in 1996 and he is now a pundit on Sky TV.