Paul Kane
Personal information
Full name Paul James Kane[1]
Date of birth (1965-08-20) 20 August 1965
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Salvesen Boys' Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1990 Hibernian 247 (34)
1990–1991 Oldham Athletic 21 (0)
1991–1996 Aberdeen 119 (11)
1995–1996 → Barnsley (loan) 4 (0)
1996 Viking[3] 15 (3)
1997–2002 St Johnstone 138 (6)
2002–2003 Clyde 20 (1)
Total 564 (55)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul James Kane (born 20 June 1965 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mainly for Hibernian, Aberdeen and St Johnstone.

Club career

A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road he made 292 total appearances and scored 42 goals,[4] and played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final, aged 20.[5] 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 141 total appearances, finding the net on 13 occasions. He played in three major cup semi-finals, losing two and beating former club Hibs in the other (in the 1992–93 Scottish Cup), but was then not selected for the final.[2] After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996 under the Bosman ruling.[6] He became the first British footballer to move under freedom of contract without incurring a transfer fee.[6]

In 1997, Kane returned to Scotland to join St Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36.[7] In five years with the Saints, he made 138 league appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later.[8]

After retirement

Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11][12]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1983-84 Scottish Premier Division 13 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 19 1
1984-85 34 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 37 9
1985-86 32 5 2 0 4 0 0 0 38 5
1986-87 37 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 41 3
1987-88 44 10 4 0 3 2 0 0 51 12
1988-89 35 5 4 1 3 3 0 0 42 9
1989-90 31 3 3 0 3 0 4 0 41 3
1990-91 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
Total 247 34 17 2 24 6 4 0 292 42
Oldham Athletic 1990-91 Second Division 21 0 - - - - - - 21+ 0+
Total 21 0 - - - - - - 21+ 0+
Aberdeen 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 2
1992–93 27 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 30 4
1993–94 39 3 5 0 3 0 4 0 51 3
1994–95 28 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 34 4
1995-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 119 11 10 0 7 1 5 1 141 13
Barnsley (loan) 1995-96 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Viking FK 1996 Tippeligaen 15 3 - - - - - - 15+ 3+
Total 15 3 - - - - - - 15+ 3+
St Johnstone 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division 27 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 32 1
1998-99 SPL 34 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 42 4
1999-00 34 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 40 1
2000-01 28 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 1
2001-02 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 138 6 11 0 8 1 4 0 161 7
Clyde 2001-02 Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - 5 0
2002-03 15 1 2 0 0 0 - - 17 1
Total 20 1 2 0 0 0 - - 22 1
Career total 564 55 40+ 2+ 39+ 8+ 13 1 656+ 66+

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Kane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Paul Kane, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. ↑ PAUL KANE Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Viking FK
  4. ↑ (Hibernian player) Kane, Paul, FitbaStats
  5. ↑ Stylish Dons complete Fergie's set, The Glasgow Herald, 28 October 1985
  6. 1 2 "Bosman transfer ruling stunted Scottish game - Paul Kane". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gough inspires re-signed Kane". BBC Sport. 2 May 2001.
  8. ↑ "Halliwell doubt for Clyde". BBC Sport. 1 April 2003.
  9. ↑ McGuigan, Thomas (23 June 2009). "May backed to hit ground running". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Hibernian Player Paul Kane Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Paul Kane | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 1982-2003 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  • Paul Kane at Soccerbase
  • Paul Kane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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