Paul Ifill

After rejection from Watford's youth team as a 16-year-old, Ifill returned to his home town, Brighton. He enrolled on a physical education course at college and played non-League football in the same Saltdean United team as his father.

Millwall

Jeff Burnige and Mick Beard scouted Ifill following a tip from a former Millwall player Dennis Burnett, and Millwall signed him as a centre-forward. After he suffered an injury at a crucial time between contracts, manager Billy Bonds gave him just one month to prove himself. Ifill responded by scoring four goals the next Saturday and two more the following week. Injuries led to Millwall switching him to midfield, but a recurring back injury prevented him from sprinting, a basic requirement for a winger. Despite seeing a number of different specialists, he was out for three months and seemed in danger of having to end his career. Fortunately, a Harley Street consultant diagnosed a pelvic flaw pressing on a nerve, and the day after treatment he was able to sprint again . He was a member of the team that reached the 2004 FA Cup final, where they lost to Manchester United 3–0.

Sheffield United

He signed for Sheffield United in May 2005 for £800,000, after making over 200 league appearances at The New Den. In his first season at Bramall Lane, United raced into a large lead, and despite falling behind eventual champions Reading, the Blades finished as runners-up, securing promotion to the Premier League in the…

In 2015, Ifill took on a player/ coach role at Wairarapa United in the Men's Central League. He runs this alongside his two Paul Ifill Football Academies in Nelson and Masterton. In February 2021, Ifill was appointed coach of the Samoa women's national football team. In November 2021, Ifill was appointed as the head coach of Christchurch United Football Club. In which time his side won back to back Southern League Titles. Also the 2023 Chatham Cup defeating Melville United on Penalties. Ifill stepped down from Christchurch United at the end of the season and moved to become the Director of Football (DoF) at Wellington Olympic.

Ifill plays internationally for Barbados due to parental nationality and played in two World Cup qualifying games for Barbados in June 2004 against St Kitts & Nevis. He was recalled to the squad for three Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 Group B fixtures against St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda and Anguilla at the Antigua Recreation Ground. On 24 September 2006, he scored a hat-trick for Barbados during their 7–1 Gold Cup qualifying victory over Anguilla at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Ifill was recalled for Barbados' semifinal Group G, in which he scored twice in three games, as the hosts advanced to the finals, in Trinidad and Tobago, in January 2007. He scored all his international goals for Barbados in the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, the qualification tournament for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Ifill captained his country against USA in two 2010 World Cup qualification matches, which Barbados lost 9–0 on aggregate. Ifill was forced to retire from international football in 2010, when a representative of the Barbados Football Association lost his passport.

Millwall

Football League Second Division: 2000–01 FA Cup runner-up: 2003–04 Football League Trophy runner-up: 1998–99 Wellington Phoenix

NE Super Series Championship runner-up: 2012

Managerial

Christchurch United Southern League: 2022, 2023 Chatham Cup: 2023 English Cup: 2023 Wellington Olympic Central League: 2024 Chatham Cup: 2024 Individual Mainland Football Men's Team Coach of the Year: 2022, 2023