Paul Kelly (footballer, born 1969)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Michael Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1969 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 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]
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[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United[5] | 1989–90 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Full Members' Cup
References[edit]
- ^ "Paul Kelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 118. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ Marsh, Steve; Allen, Stuart. "1986–87 Friendlies". whu-programmes.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b Marsh, Steve. "Paul KELLY ... (1990)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 382–389. ISBN 978-1-909245-27-3.
External links[edit]
- Paul Kelly at westhamstats.info
