Left-sider Paul rejected fresh terms at fellow League Two rivals Lincoln City to join Notts in the summer of 2007, and he is currently in his first season at Meadow Lane.

His Football League career began with Lincoln, and after four seasons in the first team his form caught the eye of Watford in 2004 who paid £65,000 for his services to take him to the Championship.

After initially being a regular at Vicarage Road he found himself out of favour once Aidy Boothroyd arrived at Watford, and in the summer of 2005 he returned to Lincoln on a two-year deal on a free transfer.

After those two years, both of which ended in Playoff heartbreak for Lincoln, Paul opted to move to Meadow Lane.

An able performer at left-back, left-centre-back, left wing-back, and also in midfield, Paul brings bags of versatility to the Club, as well as good experience despite his relatively young age.

His move to Meadow Lane is seen as a fresh start, and with competition hot in the squad for places it will be interesting to see him battle it out with Austin McCann and others for a staring berth.

Having fallen out of favour under new Manager Ian McParland Paul joined League Two rivals Darlington on loan in January 2008 for a month and returned to establish himself back in the first team.