Paul Comstive

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Paul Thomas Comstive (25 November 1961 – 29 December 2013) was an English professional footballer who played mainly as a midfielder, and also as a full-back. Born in Southport, he started as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers in 1979 and went on to make six league appearances for them, with two loan spells at Rochdale. He then moved to Wigan Athletic in 1983, followed by a long spell with Wrexham (1984–1987). He joined Burnley in 1987 for £8,000 and played at Wembley in the 1988 Associate Members' Cup Final against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 1989 he signed for Bolton Wanderers for £37,000, and later played for Chester City. He finished his professional career with Southport and then played in non-league football for Morecambe and Chorley. After retiring, he had a spell coaching at Southport and worked for Burscough, Fleetwood Hesketh FC, and Royal Mail as a postman. Comstive died suddenly of a heart attack in Southport on 29 December 2013, aged 52. Across his career he made 426 league appearances and scored 58 goals.