Paul Brayson (born 16 September 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle Benfield as a striker.

[5] He had a trial at York City in July 2004, but manager Chris Brass decided not to give him a contract.

[5] This allowed him to play part-time for Cheshire club while running a taxi business in his native Newcastle.

[9] He participated in a fine FA Cup run with Northwich, before being knocked out by Premier League club Sunderland.

[12] He made 22 appearances in the Conference Premier for York, scoring four goals, prior to being released on 30 January 2008.

At the same time Newcastle Blue Star made him a lucrative offer to drop down two leagues and play for them.