Paul Kane (footballer)

Paul James Kane (born 20 June 1965 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Paul Kane
Personal information
Full name Paul James Kane[1]
Date of birth (1965-08-20) 20 August 1965
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Salvesen Boys' Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1990 Hibernian 247 (33)
1990–1991 Oldham Athletic 21 (0)
1991–1995 Aberdeen 118 (11)
1995–1996 → Barnsley (loan) 4 (0)
1996 Viking[2] 15 (3)
1997–2002 St Johnstone 138 (6)
2002–2003 Clyde 20 (1)
Total 563 (54)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road, he made 247 league appearances and scored 33 goals. In January 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park club.

His next move, in November 1991, was to Aberdeen. In four years with the Dons he made 118 appearances, finding the net on eleven occasions. After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996 under the Bosman ruling.[3] Kane became the first British footballer to move under freedom of contract without incurring a transfer fee.[3]

In 1997, he returned to Scotland to join St Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36.[4] In five years with the Saints, he made 138 appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later.[5]

After retirement

Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly.[6]

References
  1. "Paul Kane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. PAUL KANE Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Viking FK
  3. "Bosman transfer ruling stunted Scottish game - Paul Kane". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Gough inspires re-signed Kane". BBC Sport. 2 May 2001.
  5. "Halliwell doubt for Clyde". BBC Sport. 1 April 2003.
  6. McGuigan, Thomas (23 June 2009). "May backed to hit ground running". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  • Paul Kane at Soccerbase
  • Paul Kane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.