Paul Cahill | |
Fullname: | Paul Gerard Cahill |
Birth Date: | 1955 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1973–1975 |
Clubs1: | Coventry City |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1975–1978 |
Clubs2: | Portsmouth |
Caps2: | 97 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1977–1978 |
Clubs3: | → Aldershot (loan) |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1978 |
Clubs4: | Southern California Lazers |
Caps4: | 24 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs5: | Tranmere Rovers |
Caps5: | 5 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs6: | Stockport County |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs7: | California Surf |
Caps7: | 70 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs8: | California Surf (indoor) |
Years9: | 1981–1982 |
Clubs9: | San Jose Earthquakes |
Years10: | 1982–1983 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Clubs10: | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) |
Caps9: | 11 |
Caps10: | 0 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Paul Gerard Cahill (29 September 1955 – 6 June 2021) was an English association football defender who played during the 1970s and 1980s.
Cahill played in the Football League for Coventry City, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County. In 1978, he signed with the Southern California Lazers of the American Soccer League (where he earned all-league honors),[1] before moving to the California Surf of the North American Soccer League in 1979. In 1981, he transferred to the San Jose Earthquakes, ending his career in 1982.[2]
Cahill died on 6 June 2021, at the age of 65.[3]