Paul Eric Sansome (born 6 October 1961)[2] is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His football career began at local club Crystal Palace, from where he moved to Millwall on a free transfer in April 1980 aged 18.
He made his first-team debut in March 1982 and went on to make nearly 200 appearances for the club in all competitions.
During his time at Millwall he was on the winning side in the Football League Group Cup final in 1982–83, and won the club's Player of the Year award while helping them to promotion from the Third Division in 1984–85.
He made a comeback with Southend in the 2001–02 season, joining his former club on a non-contract basis as goalkeeping cover,[6] and was named among the substitutes for the game against Luton Town, for which Darryl Flahavan was suspended.