Paul Kelly
Personal information
Full name Paul Michael Kelly
Date of birth (1969-10-12) 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

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. 1 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. 1 2 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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