Paul Fletcher (footballer)

Paul Fletcher
MBE
Personal information
Full name Paul John Fletcher
Date of birth (1951-01-13) 13 January 1951
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Bolton Wanderers 36 (5)
1971–1980 Burnley 293 (71)
1980–1981 Blackpool 20 (8)
Total 349 (84)
International career
1973–1974 England U-23 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul John Fletcher MBE (born 13 January 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the chief executive of Burnley. In February 2018 he published with Alastair Campbell a co-written novel on football and terrorism in the 1970s, Saturday Bloody Saturday. which within the first week after publication was in The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestsellers.