Paul Crichton Fills Vacant Goalkeeper Coach Role

Huddersfield Town have today announced that 43 year old Paul Crichton has been made the first team goalkeeper coach on a permanent basis. Paul joins the terriers from Sheffield United and in his playing days made over 400 appearances before retiring after 24 years as a professional goalkeeper.

Crichton has worked as a first team goalkeeping coach at various clubs such as Norwich, Sheffield United, Cambridge, Kings Lynn & Brighton and his experience is one of the main reasons as to why Grayson has chosen him to fill the vacant role. Here is what Grayson had to say about the appointment & Paul Crichton;

"We had a number of options to choose from to fill this vacancy, because most people see this as a good opportunity to work at a great football club. I know Paul from being on coaching courses with him and having spoken to people that he has worked with he comes highly recommended. He is enthusiastic, hard-working and he wants to make an impression here and do well - just like every other member of staff here."

"We also played together at Aston Villa for a short time and it does help to know him personally. This football club is special in that everybody gets on and that allows us to work very closely together to keep improving."

Crichton will be working with the likes of Ian Bennett & Alex Smithies who will both be fighting for that number one spot in the Championship. Paul had this to say;

"Obviously we all know what happened in the summer in terms of Huddersfield getting promoted and then my contract at Sheffield United expired, which gave me the opportunity to explore my options. I know Huddersfield is a good club and this is a great chance for me to work at a Championship football club that is really going places. I know the ambition that the Chairman has here and I want to be a part of it."

"I've also sat in the same dressing room as Simon and we've caught up since on coaching course, whereas Glynn Snodin lives in the same village as me. I've just met the rest of the backroom staff and they all seem brilliant too, so hopefully the transition will be quick. It will be great to work with the likes of 'Benno', Nick and Alex and I'm sure we'll have a good season together. These lads are proven and everybody has seen how good they are, so I'm looking forward to working with them and the younger pros too."

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