Paul John Fletcher MBE (born 13 January 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Since then he has served as Chief Executive at Huddersfield Town where, over a six-year period, he masterminded the award-winning Alfred McAlpine Stadium, voted the RIBA 'Building of the Year 'in 1995.
After eighteen months, as costs escalated, he walked away from the project commenting that he 'needed to spend more time with his wife and family in the Lancashire sunshine'.
This includes a 32,000 seat stadium for Coventry City, the largest casino in the UK, two hotels, an exhibition centre, health and fitness club and a wide range of community facilities.
He lives with his wife and family in the Rossendale Valley in the heart of Lancashire close to Turf Moor, Burnley and is an active member of the George Formby Society.
In the 2007 New Year Honours, Fletcher was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to sport and to charity.