Paul Thirlwell
- Team:
- No team
- Position:
- Midfield
- Place of Birth:
- Preston, England
- Date of Birth:
- 13th July 1979
- Height:
- 5'11
Paul Thirlwell Career stats
| Carlisle United | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 194 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 36 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| League Cup | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derby County | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| League | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| League | 194 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 36 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| League Cup | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| League Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| League | 77 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| League Cup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England U21 | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | Played | On | Off | Gls | Red | Yellow |
| League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Cups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Details
Paul Thirlwell is an experienced central midfield player who is the Carlisle United club captain. He is mainly used in a holding role as a defensive midfield player whose job is to break up play at the base of Carlisle's diamond formation. Not for the first time, injuries disrupted his season in 2010-11 but he battled back to full fitness and his reward as captain was to collect the Johnstone?s Paint Trophy after the Cumbrians' victory over Brentford in the Wembley final.
