Paul Kelly (footballer, born 1969)

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Paul Kelly
Personal information
Full name Paul Michael Kelly
Date of birth (1969-10-12) 12 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Bexley, England
Position(s) Right-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
West Ham United
1984–1986 FA School of Excellence
1986–1990 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 West Ham United 1 (0)
International career
1985–1986 England U16 8 (2)
England Youth 11
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Michael Kelly (born 12 October 1969) is an English former footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder for West Ham United. He made a single appearance in the Football League. [1]

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Kelly played schoolboy football for England and spent two years at the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall between 1984 and 1986. [2] [3] He made 11 appearances for England Youth. [4]

After rejoining West Ham United as an apprentice, Kelly became a reserve team regular. He made a single Second Division appearance for West Ham, coming on as a second-half substitute for Steve Potts in a 1–2 defeat against Hull City on 20 January 1990. On 19 December, he made his only other first-team appearance, playing the full match against Luton Town in the second round of the 1990–91 Full Members' Cup, a match that ended in a 5–1 defeat. [2]

He was released in May 1991 and was picked up by Gillingham, where he played in a pre-season friendly against his old club, but thereafter gave up football. [4]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United [5] 1989–90 Second Division 1000000010
1990–91 Second Division 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Career total1000001020
  1. ↑ Appearance in Full Members' Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Kelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 118. ISBN   1-903135-50-8.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Steve; Allen, Stuart. "1986–87 Friendlies". whu-programmes.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 Marsh, Steve. "Paul KELLY ... (1990)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 382–389. ISBN   978-1-909245-27-3.
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