Paul Michael Hurst is a former English

England

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 footballer who played in Football League Two

Football League Two

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 in England, for Rotherham

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott

Rob Scott

Robert "Rob" Scott is an English former professional footballer and current joint manager of Conference National club Grimsby Town alongside Paul Hurst. He is the younger brother of Rotherham United manager Andy Scott....

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Playing career

Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the back four and in this position he performed well. He played over 450 games for Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

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FourFourTwo

FourFourTwo

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 magazine decided before the 2007–08 season, that they would sponsor a player from every team within the top four divisions in England. Hurst was the player they chose for Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

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On 15 February, Hurst joined Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 side Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...

 on a one month loan to regain his fitness after injury.

He was released by Rotherham after 15 years at the club, at the end of the 2007–08 season. Hurst stated that he wants to return to Rotherham as part of the backroom staff in the future. Hurst had a trial at Mansfield Town.

Management career

In January 2009, he was appointed joint manager of Ilkeston Town

Ilkeston Town F.C.

Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....

, where he and Rob Scott

Rob Scott

Robert "Rob" Scott is an English former professional footballer and current joint manager of Conference National club Grimsby Town alongside Paul Hurst. He is the younger brother of Rotherham United manager Andy Scott....

 guided the team to promotion in the Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League

The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...

 play-off final. In the summer of 2009, the pair then moved to Boston United

Boston United F.C.

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. Hurst and Scott led Boston United to promotion into the Conference North

Conference North

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 division, via the playoffs. Both himself and Scott resigned as manager of Boston United on 22 March 2011. The morning after they were both announced as the new management team at Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...

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Broadcasting career

In summer 2008, he graduated from Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University

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with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.

Hurst worked for Rotherham United's Community Sports Trust as Participation Officer.