Paul Kelly (footballer, born 1969)

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]

Not to be confused with Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer).

Paul Kelly
Personal information
Full name Paul Michael Kelly
Date of birth (1969-10-12) 12 October 1969
Place of birth Bexley, England
Playing 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)
National team
England Youth 11
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United[5]1989–90Second Division1000000010
1990–91Second Division0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 1000001020
  1. Appearance in Full Members' Cup

References
  1. "Paul Kelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  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. 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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