caption fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place managerclubs image_size height position totalcaps manageryears birth_date totalgoals image article_title name
groves at west ham united , august 2010 paul groves 198 -- 1992 1992 -- 1996 1996 -- 1997 1997 -- ? 2004 2004 2004 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 -- 1988 1988 -- 1990 1989 1990 burton -rrb- blackpool grimsby town west bromwich albion grimsby town → albion scunthorpe united -lrb- loan -rrb- scunthorpe united york city stafford leicester rangers city → lincoln city -lrb- loan ? 6 42 30 ? 16 8 107 184 29 270 7 ? 1 3 5 ? 1 1 21 38 4 33 2 derby , england grimsby town portsmouth -lrb- caretaker -rrb- bournemouth 200 5 11 defender / midfielder 699 2001 -- 2004 2009 2012 28 february 1966 109 paulgroveswhu21082010.jpg paul groves -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 paul groves
paul groves -lrb- footballer -rrb-

paul groves -lrb- born 28 february 1966 -rrb- is an english former professional footballer and manager .
he notably captained and managed grimsby town .
he was naturally a central midfield player , but later in his career was used as a central defender .
he also played in the football league for leicester city , lincoln city , blackpool , west bromwich albion and scunthorpe united having also played at non-league level for belper town , burton albion , york city and stafford rangers .
his playing career lasted from 1986 until 2006 .
he was player/manager at grimsby town from 2001 until 2004 , he eventually retired in 2006 whilst he was player/assistant manager at stafford rangers .
he was the senior coach at west ham united following avram grant to the club from portsmouth .
however , he parted company with the club on 24 june 2011 , following the arrival of sam allardyce he joined bournemouth as the club 's youth team manager .
on 25 march 2012 he became the club 's first team manager following a caretaker spell in charge , however he was relieved of his duties in october that year but was re-appointed as youth team boss .
