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Rideout was signed on apprentice forms days after he had bagged a hat-trick for England schoolboys in 1980. Just months later, he broke into the Town's first team, becoming the youngest ever player to play for the Town - scoring in a 3-1 win over Hull City on 29th November, at the grand old age of 16 years and 107 days. He scored a total of four goals that season, from twelve appearances. The following year, Rideout bagged another fourteen goals - the highlight of an otherwise miserable season, as the Town entered Division Four for the first time. As he started to attract interest from bigger clubs, Paul netted twenty goals in 1982/1983, finishing as the club's top scorer for the second season running. At the end of the season, Aston Villa came in for his signature, and Rideout signed for £250,000, then a club record. He made just over fifty appearances for Villa, before being transferred to Italian club Bari for £1.5 million. When he decided to return to England, rumours were rife that Town manager Lou Macari tried to sign him, but the talks fell through. Rideout did eventually return to Swindon again - though this time for a short loan spell in 1991. He went on to score the winning goal for Everton in the 1995 Cup Final. PLAYING RECORD:
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