Paul Wotton
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| Paul Wotton | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | August 17, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth |  Plymouth, England |
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| Nickname | Wottsy | |
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Plymouth Argyle |
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| Number | 15 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994 - Present | Plymouth Argyle |
386 (53) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Wotton (born August 17, 1977) is currently first choice captain of Plymouth Argyle Football Club. His first season for the club was also his first as a professional, under Neil Warnock in 1994/5. After Argyle were relegated from the Second Division at the end of the 1997/8 season following defeat at Burnley he famously vowed that he would be part of the side that won promotion, and captained the side to the title with a record 106 points in 2001/2. Two seasons later he again lifted some silverware, this time the Division Two championship. He was named the player of the season for Argyle for the following 2004/5 season, in which the team finished 17th.
Wotton can be described as a solid and mature defender with a ferocious shot taking ability that results in him taking the majority of free-kicks and penalties. Playing at centre back during Argyle's Third and Second Division championship winning seasons, his slight lack of pace means that in the Championship he now tends to play a holding midfield role just in front of the defence. He was the top-scorer in 2004/5 with 12 league goals, an excellent return for a non-striker, and again in 2005/6 with 8 goals. Contrary to rumour (circulated primarily by Exeter City fans) he is not, and never has been, a Grecians fan.
In the summer of 2006 he was involved in an incident with young striker Chris Zebroski, which required Wotton to have more than a hundred stitches in his head. Zebroski was sacked early in the 2006/7 season as a result of this, having been found guilty of gross misconduct.
During commentary for the Championship game between Plymouth Argyle and Preston North End, Davie Byrne claimed that Paul Wotton was capable of making the grade in the FA Premier League.
In the Championship match against Hull City on Saturday December 9, 2006 he damaged his cruciate and medial ligaments to his left knee and will almost certainly see him sidelined for the rest of the 2006/07 Championship season.
His autobiography, My Journey: The First Ten Years was published in 2004.
[edit] Career statistics
(correct as of December 9, 2006)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other 1 | Total | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1994–95 | 5 (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (2) | — |
| 1995–96 | 0 (1) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 (0) | — | 1 (1) | — | |
| 1996-97 | 5 (4) | 1 | 2 (0) | — | — | — | 3 (0) | 2 | 7 (4) | 1 | |
| 1997–98 | 31 (3) | 1 | 2 (0) | — | 2 (0) | — | 0 (1) | — | 35 (4) | 1 | |
| 1998–99 | 32 (4) | 1 | 5 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | — | — | — | 39 (4) | 2 | |
| 1999–00 | 21 (2) | — | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 1 (0) | — | 23 (2) | — | |
| 2000–01 | 38 (4) | 4 | 2 (0) | — | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | — | 42 (4) | 4 | |
| 2001–02 | 46 (0) | 5 | 4 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | — | 52 (0) | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | 41 (2) | 8 | 4 (0) | 3 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 46 (2) | 11 | |
| 2003–04 | 31 (7) | 9 | 1 (0) | — | 0 (1) | — | 2 (0) | — | 34 (8) | 9 | |
| 2004–05 | 38 (2) | 12 | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | 1 | — | — | 40 (2) | 13 | |
| 2005–06 | 45 (0) | 8 | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | 1 | — | — | 47 (0) | 9 | |
| 2006–07 | 21 (1) | 4 | — | — | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 22 (1) | 4 | |
| Career Total | 354 (32) | 53 | 23 (0) | 5 | 10 (1) | 2 | 9 (1) | 2 | 396 (34) | 62 | |
Note 1: Football League Trophy
| Plymouth Argyle F.C. - Current Squad |
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4 Nalis | 5 Timár | 6 Aljofree | 7 Norris | 8 Buzsáky | 9 Ebanks-Blake | 10 Hayles | 11 Chadwick | 13 Doumbe | 14 Capaldi | 15 Wotton | 16 Halmosi | 17 Gallen | 18 Sawyer | 19 Seip | 20 Hodges | 22 Connolly | 23 McCormick | 24 Clapham | 25 Dickson | 26 Sinclair | 28 Laird | 29 Summerfield | 30 Gosling | 31 Mason | 32 Đorđić | 33 Fallon | Manager: Holloway |
