Paul Comstive
Normal Position: Midfielder
Born: 25/11/1961 (Southport)
Died: 29/12/2013 (Southport)
Born in Southport, Comstive was to spend the vast majority of his career in the north-west of England, beginning as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers in October 1979. He went on to make six league appearances for Rovers, with two loan spells with Rochdale following before a move to Wigan Athletic in August 1983.After a three year stint with Wrexham from 1984 to 1987, Comstive made an £8,000 switch to Burnley. This spell saw him play at Wembley Stadium in the 1987–88 Sherpa Van Trophy final against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Comstive moved on again in 1989 to Bolton Wanderers for £37,000, with his two seasons at Burnden Park ending in losses in the Third Division play–offs. Two of the three goals he scored for Bolton came direct from corner kicks in the 4-1 home win against Bournemouth in January 1991. In November 1991 Comstive moved to Chester City for £10,000. He scored in the first Football League match at the Deva Stadium between Chester and Burnley on 5 September 1992 but was released at the end of the 1992–93 season. Many of his appearances for Chester came at full back.
This marked the end of Comstive's professional career. He joined hometown club Southport and went on to play for fellow non-league clubs Morecambe and Chorley. Comstive later had a short spell on the coaching staff at Southport and also worked for Burscough. He also worked at Fleetwood Hesketh FC, assisted by "Bill and Ben", aka Alan Francis and Dave Massam.
On 29 December 2013, he died suddenly following a heart attack
Transfers
| Season | Date | From | To | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/1994 | CHESTER CITY | Southport | Free | |
| 1994/1995 | Southport | MORECAMBE | Free |
Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
| Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/1994 | 39 | 5 | 3 |
| 1994/1995 | 29 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 68 | 10 | 13 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/02/1995 | League / D5 | A | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | 1 - 5 |
| 18/02/1995 | League / D5 | H | NORTHWICH VICS | 0 - 2 |
| 14/02/1995 | League / D5 | A | RUNCORN | 1 - 2 |
| 07/02/1995 | Liverpool Senior Cup / 2 | H | LIVERPOOL | 0 - 0 |
| 04/02/1995 | League / D5 | A | STEVENAGE BORO | 2 - 1 |
| 31/01/1995 | League / D5 | A | STAFFORD RANGERS | 1 - 1 |
| 28/01/1995 | League / D5 | A | KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS | 1 - 0 |
| 31/12/1994 | League / D5 | A | NORTHWICH VICS | 1 - 2 |
| 26/12/1994 | League / D5 | H | RUNCORN | 5 - 0 |
| 17/12/1994 | League / D5 | H | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | 1 - 1 |
| 10/12/1994 | League / D5 | A | MERTHYR TYDFIL | 2 - 1 |
| 03/12/1994 | League / D5 | A | GATESHEAD (1977) | 1 - 0 |
| 29/11/1994 | League / D5 | H | STAFFORD RANGERS | 3 - 0 |
| 26/11/1994 | League / D5 | H | MERTHYR TYDFIL | 3 - 1 |
| 18/11/1994 | League / D5 | A | TELFORD UNITED | 0 - 0 |
| 01/11/1994 | Conference League Cup / 2 | A | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 1 - 3 |
| 29/10/1994 | League / D5 | H | DOVER ATHLETIC | 2 - 2 |
| 22/10/1994 | FA Cup / 4Q | H | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 2 - 1 |
| 15/10/1994 | League / D5 | A | WELLING UNITED | 1 - 3 |
| 11/10/1994 | League / D5 | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 4 - 0 |
| 08/10/1994 | League / D5 | A | YEOVIL TOWN | 1 - 0 |
| 01/10/1994 | League / D5 | H | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 3 - 1 |
| 24/09/1994 | League / D5 | A | WOKING | 0 - 3 |
| 20/09/1994 | League / D5 | A | MACCLESFIELD TOWN | 0 - 3 |
| 17/09/1994 | League / D5 | H | FARNBOROUGH TOWN | 0 - 1 |
| 10/09/1994 | League / D5 | A | BATH CITY | 2 - 1 |
| 06/09/1994 | League / D5 | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 0 - 2 |
| 03/09/1994 | League / D5 | H | KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS | 4 - 1 |
| 29/08/1994 | League / D5 | H | ALTRINCHAM | 1 - 4 |
| 27/08/1994 | League / D5 | A | KETTERING TOWN | 0 - 1 |
| 23/08/1994 | League / D5 | H | GATESHEAD (1977) | 5 - 0 |
| 20/08/1994 | League / D5 | A | BROMSGROVE ROVERS | 1 - 1 |
| 26/07/1994 | Lancashire Senior Cup / Group B | H | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 3 - 2 |
| 23/07/1994 | Lancashire Senior Cup / Group B | H | BLACKPOOL | 1 - 4 |
| 09/05/1994 | Liverpool Senior Cup / Final | N | MARINE | 1 - 2 |
| 04/05/1994 | League / D5 | H | RUNCORN | 1 - 0 |
| 30/04/1994 | League / D5 | A | SLOUGH TOWN | 0 - 0 |
| 26/04/1994 | Lancashire Junior Cup / Final | N | MORECAMBE | 3 - 4 |
| 12/04/1994 | League / D5 | A | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 1 - 3 |
| 09/04/1994 | League / D5 | A | DOVER ATHLETIC | 2 - 0 |
| 26/03/1994 | League / D5 | A | YEOVIL TOWN | 2 - 3 |
| 22/03/1994 | League / D5 | H | MACCLESFIELD TOWN | 1 - 0 |
| 14/03/1994 | Liverpool Senior Cup / 2 | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 4 - 1 |
| 12/03/1994 | League / D5 | A | KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS | 0 - 2 |
| 05/03/1994 | FA Trophy / 3 | A | MORECAMBE | 1 - 2 |
| 01/03/1994 | Lancashire Junior Cup / SF | H | HORWICH RMI | 2 - 0 |
| 26/02/1994 | League / D5 | H | WITTON ALBION | 2 - 1 |
| 19/02/1994 | League / D5 | H | MERTHYR TYDFIL | 3 - 2 |
| 12/02/1994 | FA Trophy / 2 | A | COLWYN BAY | 3 - 0 |
| 09/02/1994 | Lancashire Junior Cup / 3 | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 0 |
| 05/02/1994 | League / D5 | H | WELLING UNITED | 2 - 1 |
| 02/02/1994 | League / D5 | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 2 - 2 |
| 29/01/1994 | League / D5 | A | WOKING | 0 - 1 |
| 25/01/1994 | FA Trophy / 1R | H | MARINE | 3 - 1 |
| 22/01/1994 | FA Trophy / 1 | A | MARINE | 0 - 0 |
| 15/01/1994 | League / D5 | H | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | 0 - 0 |
| 11/01/1994 | Lancashire Junior Cup / 2 | H | MARINE | 2 - 1 |
| 18/12/1993 | League / D5 | H | KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS | 1 - 1 |
| 04/12/1993 | League / D5 | A | RUNCORN | 0 - 3 |
| 27/11/1993 | League / D5 | H | YEOVIL TOWN | 1 - 1 |
| 20/11/1993 | League / D5 | A | KETTERING TOWN | 0 - 2 |
| 06/11/1993 | League / D5 | A | STAFFORD RANGERS | 2 - 0 |
| 30/10/1993 | League / D5 | H | DOVER ATHLETIC | 3 - 2 |
| 23/10/1993 | FA Cup / 4Q | A | MACCLESFIELD TOWN | 3 - 5 |
| 16/10/1993 | League / D5 | A | TELFORD UNITED | 3 - 1 |
| 12/10/1993 | League / D5 | H | ALTRINCHAM | 3 - 1 |
| 09/10/1993 | League / D5 | H | WOKING | 2 - 1 |
| 02/10/1993 | League / D5 | A | MACCLESFIELD TOWN | 1 - 0 |
| 28/09/1993 | League / D5 | H | GATESHEAD (1977) | 1 - 1 |
| 25/09/1993 | League / D5 | H | SLOUGH TOWN | 1 - 0 |
| 21/09/1993 | Conference League Cup / 1R2L | A | RUNCORN | 1 - 2 |
| 18/09/1993 | League / D5 | A | WELLING UNITED | 2 - 0 |
| 11/09/1993 | League / D5 | H | BATH CITY | 1 - 1 |
| 07/09/1993 | Conference League Cup / 1R1L | H | RUNCORN | 1 - 4 |
| 04/09/1993 | League / D5 | A | MERTHYR TYDFIL | 2 - 2 |
| 30/08/1993 | League / D5 | A | NORTHWICH VICS | 1 - 2 |
| 28/08/1993 | League / D5 | H | BROMSGROVE ROVERS | 1 - 2 |
| 24/08/1993 | League / D5 | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 2 - 2 |
| 21/08/1993 | League / D5 | A | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | 3 - 3 |
| 14/08/1993 | Northern Premier League Shield / Final | H | WINSFORD UNITED | 5 - 0 |
Games where player has scored
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/11/1994 | League / D5 | H | STAFFORD RANGERS | 3 - 0 |
| 29/10/1994 | League / D5 | H | DOVER ATHLETIC | 2 - 2 |
| 08/10/1994 | League / D5 | A | YEOVIL TOWN | 1 - 0 |
| 01/10/1994 | League / D5 | H | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 3 - 1 |
| 10/09/1994 | League / D5 | A | BATH CITY | 2 - 1 |
| 23/08/1994 | League / D5 | H | GATESHEAD (1977) | 5 - 0 |
| 26/07/1994 | Lancashire Senior Cup / Group B | H | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 3 - 2 |
| 26/04/1994 | Lancashire Junior Cup / Final | N | MORECAMBE | 3 - 4 |
| 24/08/1993 | League / D5 | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 2 - 2 |
| 21/08/1993 | League / D5 | A | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | 3 - 3 |
