Paul McAneny

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Paul McAneny
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Full name Paul McAneny
Date of birth (1973-11-05) 5 November 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Club career

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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stirling Albion [1] 1993–94 Scottish Second Division 4100000041
1994–95 Scottish Second Division1100000011
Total5200000052
Alloa Athletic 1995–96 Scottish Third Division 0000000000
1996–97 [4] Scottish Third Division2111110044
1997–98 [12] Scottish Third Division232202010282
1998–99 [13] Scottish Second Division342203000392
1999–2000 [14] Scottish Second Division190001020210
Total785517130937
Stenhousemuir 2000–01 [7] Scottish Second Division191102000221
Greenock Morton 2001–02 [8] Scottish Second Division6000101080
Career total107861101401289

Personal life

His daughter Maria McAneny is also a footballer who currently plays for Celtic. [15]

Honours

Alloa Athletic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paul McAneney". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. East Kilbride starlet aims for the top after Celtic and Scotland success, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 19 October 2018
  3. 1 2 3 Alloa's Challenge Cup winning squad back to mark anniversary, Chris Faulds, Alloa Advertiser, 4 November 2024
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  5. Bell's Cup, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "1997-1998 Second Division". SPFL. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. Johnstone, Scott (23 December 2003). "Former Reds". Footballnetwork.net. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. "In like a Shott - New Bon Accord boss Tam McDonald begins recruitment drive". Daily Record. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  11. "ALL CHANGE AT THE HELM". Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy Website. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. Alloa's Challenge Cup winning squad back to mark anniversary, Chris Faulds, Alloa Advertiser, 4 November 2024