Please answer the following question: Facts: - managerclubs: worcester city brecon corinthians garw athletic - caps: 159 270 - nationalyears: 1949 -- 1956 - youthclubs: ton boys - birth date: 18 april 1920 - clubs: ton athletic boys manchester city worcester city brecon corinthians garw - nationalcaps: 33 - death date: 21 may 2002 - nationalgoals: 1 - name: roy paul - nationalteam: wales - death place: wales - birth place: ton pentre , wales - position: defender - fullname: roy paul - image size: 200px - years: 1950 1961 -- 1957 1957 -- 1960 1960 1960 -- - image: rpaul1.jpg - goals: 11 9 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roy paul .
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roy paul -lrb- 18 april 1920 -- 21 may 2002 -rrb- was a welsh footballer who played as a half-back for swansea town and manchester city .he also represented the welsh national team over 30 times and is regarded as one of wales ' best ever players .raised in the rhondda valley , paul became a miner after leaving school , but an offer of a professional contract from swansea gave him the opportunity to leave the colliery .his football career was then disrupted by second world war , during which he was a physical training instructor .after the war , paul made his league debut , and spent four years playing first team football for swansea , winning the third division south championship in 1948 -- 49 .transfer listed after an abortive move to colombian club millonarios , paul joined manchester city for # 19,500 in june 1950 .at manchester city paul spent seven years as captain , leading the club to successive fa cup finals in 1955 and 1956 , losing the first and winning the second .in 1957 he became player-manager of worcester city , and subsequently wound down his career in his native south wales , becoming a lorry driver .he died in 2002 aged 82 .