| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul McAneny | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 [1] | Stirling Albion | 5 | (2) |
| 1995–2000 | Alloa Athletic | 78 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Stenhousemuir | 19 | (1) |
| 2001 | Greenock Morton | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–200? [1] | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
| 2013–2016 | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| 2016–201? | Blantyre Victoria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul McAneny (born 5 November 1973) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender in the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League for teams including Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir. [2] [3]
Paul McAneny began his career at Scottish Second Division club Stirling Albion in 1993 and scored twice in five appearances for the club before leaving to join Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic on 7 October 1995. [1]
He made his debut for Alloa Athletic on 4 September 1996 during the Scottish League Cup in a 5–1 loss against Celtic in which he also scored. [4] He would then go on to win the 1997–98 Scottish Third Division title and the 1998–99 Scottish Challenge Cup with Alloa Athletic. [3] [5] [6]
He joined Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir on 1 July 2000 and made his debut for the club during the 4–3 victory against Queen of the South on 5 August 2000. He scored his only goal for Stenhousemuir during the 4–1 victory against Stranraer on 25 November 2000. [7]
On 25 July 2001, McAneny joined Scottish Second Division club Greenock Morton on a three-month deal and he made his debut during the 4–1 victory against his former club Stenhousemuir on 4 August 2001. [8] He left Greenock Morton on 28 September 2001 and subsequently joined Auchinleck Talbot. [1] He was still at Auchinleck Talbot in December 2003 and he scored during a 6–1 victory against Muirkirk Juniors. [9]
He was the assistant manager at Shotts Bon Accord when he joined as a player in 2013. [10] He then joined West of Scotland League Second Division club Blantyre Victoria in July 2016 [11] and was active until at least the 2017–18 season.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stirling Albion [1] | 1993–94 | Scottish Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 1995–96 | Scottish Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 [4] | Scottish Third Division | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997–98 [12] | Scottish Third Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 1998–99 [13] | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 [14] | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 7 | ||
| Stenhousemuir | 2000–01 [7] | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2001–02 [8] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 107 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 9 | ||
His daughter Maria McAneny is also a footballer who currently plays for Celtic. [15]
Alloa Athletic