Paul Robert Shirtliff (3 November 1962 – 13 September 2009) was an English footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, but spent the majority of his career in non-league football. He was the younger brother of former Sheffield Wednesday defender Peter Shirtliff. In 1992, Shirtliff moved to Dagenham & Redbridge where he spent one season, and played 33 league games. Shirtliff died on 13 September 2009, aged 46, due to cancer.