Paul Coombs

Paul Coombs

Forward

328 Appearances
154 Goals
310 Starts
18 Sub Appearances

Bio

Paul Coombs joined Basingstoke Town in 1991 and went on to become the club's all-time leading goalscorer. A prolific forward, he quickly established himself as one of the most important players of his era and spent eight seasons with Town.

Coombs finished his Basingstoke career with 328 appearances and 154 goals, including 37 during the 1995/96 season. He also holds the club record for consecutive appearances, playing in 62 straight games between January 1995 and February 1996. After leaving Town in 1999, he joined Purfleet for a reported £3,500 fee.

Career Statistics

Competition Apps Goals Starts Subs Yel Red Mins
League 241 112 229 12 0 0 N/A
FA Cup 25 16 20 5 0 0 N/A
FA Trophy 14 7 14 0 0 0 N/A
Hants Senior Cup 13 7 13 0 0 0 N/A
Others 35 12 34 1 0 0 N/A
Total 328 154 310 18 0 0 N/A

Player Information

  • Position Forward
  • Joined Basingstoke October 1991

Milestones

  1. 4 - 5 Final Appearance 23 Nov 1998 v Bishops Stortford (A)
  2. 9 - 3 150th Goal 29 Aug 1998 v Heybridge Swifts (A)
  3. 1 - 2 300th Appearance 7 Mar 1998 v Carshalton Athletic (H)
  4. 2 - 1 100th Goal 16 Apr 1996 v Billericay Town (H)
  5. 1 - 4 200th Appearance 14 Feb 1996 v Bognor Regis Town (A)
  6. 4 - 2 50th Goal 15 Nov 1994 v Wivenhoe Town (A)
  7. 3 - 1 First Hat-trick 30 Aug 1994 v Bournemouth F.C (H)
  8. 0 - 0 100th Appearance 1 Mar 1994 v Dorking (H)
  9. 2 - 0 First Goal 2 Nov 1991 v Marlow (H)
  10. 1 - 2 Debut 19 Oct 1991 v Enfield (H)