Paul David Compton (born 6 June 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He most notably managed Torquay United during the 1992–93 season, and was assistant manager at Dorchester Town prior to rejoining Torquay United in the summer of 2008 as joint manager of their new youth set-up. He was born in Stroud. In June 2008 he became joint manager of Torquay United's youth set-up alongside Matt Williams. In 2017 Paul joined Southampton FC as their Head of Academy Recruitment for the South West Paul also travels into Europe looking to recruit talented young players