Paul Kane (footballer)

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Paul Kane
Personal information
Full name Paul James Kane [1]
Date of birth (1965-08-20) 20 August 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Salvesen Boys' Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1990 Hibernian 247 (34)
1990–1991 Oldham Athletic 21 (0)
1991–1996 Aberdeen 119 (11)
1995–1996 → Barnsley (loan) 4 (0)
1996 Viking [3] 15 (3)
1997–2002 St Johnstone 138 (6)
2002–2003 Clyde 20 (1)
Total564(55)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul James Kane (born 20 June 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mainly for Hibernian, Aberdeen and St Johnstone.

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Club career

A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road he made 292 total appearances and scored 42 goals, [4] and played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final, aged 20. [5] In January 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park club.

His next move, in November 1991, was to Aberdeen. In four years with the Dons he made 141 total appearances, finding the net on 13 occasions. He played in three major cup semi-finals, losing two and beating former club Hibs in the other (in the 1992–93 Scottish Cup), but was then not selected for the final. [2] After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996 under the Bosman ruling. [6] He became the first British footballer to move under freedom of contract without incurring a transfer fee. [6]

In 1997, Kane returned to Scotland to join St Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36. [7] In five years with the Saints, he made 138 league appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later. [8]

After retirement

Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly. [9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10] [11] [12]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 1983-84 Scottish Premier Division 131204000191
1984-85 349102000379
1985-86 325204000385
1986-87 371113100413
1987-88 44104032005112
1988-89 355413300429
1989-90 313303040413
1990-91 210002000230
Total247341722464029242
Oldham Athletic 1990-91 Second Division 210------21+0+
Total210------21+0+
Aberdeen 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 252100000262
1992–93 274201000304
1993–94 393503040513
1994–95 282203111344
1995-96 0000000000
Total11911100715114113
Barnsley (loan) 1995-96 First Division 400000--40
Viking FK 1996 Tippeligaen 153------15+3+
Total153------15+3+
St Johnstone 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division 271302000321
1998-99 SPL 343404100424
1999-00 341101040401
2000-01 281201000311
2001-02 150100000160
Total138611081401617
Clyde 2001-02 Scottish First Division 500000--50
2002-03 1512000--171
Total2012000--221
Career total5645540+2+39+8+131656+66+

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Kane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Paul Kane, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. ↑ PAUL KANE Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Viking FK
  4. ↑ (Hibernian player) Kane, Paul, FitbaStats
  5. ↑ Stylish Dons complete Fergie's set, The Glasgow Herald, 28 October 1985
  6. 1 2 "Bosman transfer ruling stunted Scottish game - Paul Kane". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gough inspires re-signed Kane". BBC Sport. 2 May 2001.
  8. ↑ "Halliwell doubt for Clyde". BBC Sport. 1 April 2003.
  9. ↑ McGuigan, Thomas (23 June 2009). "May backed to hit ground running". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Hibernian Player Paul Kane Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Paul Kane | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 1982-2003 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.


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