Paul Kay (soccer)

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Paul Kay
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-18) 18 May 1962 (age 62)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978 Newcastle KB United 3 (0)
1978–1980 St. George 30 (2)
1981 Wollongong Wolves 6 (0)
1982–1983 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1983–1986 Sydney City 64 (4)
1986–1988 Blacktown City 11+ (2+)
1989–1991 Wollongong Macedonia 23 (0)
International career
1980–1981 Australia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Kay is an Australian former soccer player. Kay played 137 matches in the National Soccer League between 1978 and 1991 for Newcastle KB United, St. George, Wollongong City, Sydney City, Blacktown City, and Wollongong Macedonia. He also spent a stint in England for Charlton Athletic but was unable to break into the first team. [2]

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Playing career

Club career

Kay joined St George in 1978.

In late 1981, Kay headed to England to trial with Second Division team Charlton Athletic. After ten weeks with the club, he signed a two-year contract with a $10,000 transfer fee. [3] [4]

On his return to Australia, Kay signed for Sydney City, though his return was delayed by a dispute between his new club and his former club Wollongong Wolves over his contract status. [5] Kay transferred from Sydney City to Blacktown City mid-way through the 1986 National Soccer League season with the fee reported to be $9,000. [6]

International career

Kay made his debut for Australia at the 1980 Oceania Cup. He scored four times at the tournament, including two goals in the final, which Australia won 4–2 over Tahiti. Because of the nature of the opposition, only one match of the tournament counted as a full international match. He only played two further full international matches for Australia, the last being against Taiwan in September 1981. [7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [8]
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Newcastle KB United 1978 National Soccer League 30
Total30
St George 1978 National Soccer League 70
1979 National Soccer League 60
1980 National Soccer League 172
Total302
Wollongong Wolves 1981 National Soccer League 60
Total60
Charlton Athletic 1981–82 Second Division 00
1982–83 Second Division 00
Total00
Sydney City [9] 1983 National Soccer League 241
1984 National Soccer League 273
1985 National Soccer League 100
1986 National Soccer League 30
Total644
Blacktown City 1986 National Soccer League 112
1987 NSW Division 1
1988 NSW Division 1
Wollongong Macedonia 1989 NSW Division 1
1990 NSW Division 1
1990–91 National Soccer League 230

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References

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  6. "Kay so classy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1986. p. 69. Retrieved 9 March 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  9. Also known as the Sydney Slickers