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Paul Ferris (physio)
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Paul Ferris is a former footballer and physio for Newcastle United
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at Wembley before moving into local non-league football with Gateshead
before in 1993 returning as physio under Kevin Keegan
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Ferris left the position as physio in 2006 to pursue a career as barrister but returned to the club (3 April 2009) after becoming a qualified barrister to be part of Alan Shearer
's management team.
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
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Biography
In 1981 Ferris signed for Newcastle United from Lisburn Juniors in Northern Ireland and became the club's youngest ever debutant at the time when he appeared aged just 16 years and 294 days. Unfortunately a medial ligament injury meant he played just 13 matches and moved to Barrow F.C., whom he led to win the FA TrophyFA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
at Wembley before moving into local non-league football with Gateshead
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
before in 1993 returning as physio under Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
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Ferris left the position as physio in 2006 to pursue a career as barrister but returned to the club (3 April 2009) after becoming a qualified barrister to be part of Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
's management team.