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Paul Scholes

Manchester United FC

 66 appearances, 14 goals

P 66 W 33 D 21 L 12 F x: A x
*(actual F x: A x)
66% successful
1997-2004

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 4918

Profile
Full name Paul Scholes

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 16 November 1974 in Salford, Greater Manchester [registered in Salford, December 1974].
Married to Claire Louise Froggatt [registered in Wrexham, February 1999]. Three children, Aiden, Arron and Alicia
Height/Weight x' x", xst. xlbs [x].

Source

Barry Hugmans' PFA Yearbooks [various] & FindMyPast.com
Biographies Paul Scholes: The Biography - Simon Miss (John Blake Publishing, August 2010);
Scholes: My Story (MUFC) - Paul Scholes (Simon & Schuster, September 2012);
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) Announced his retirement from football at the relatively young age of 36 on 31 May 2011. He made a comeback in the 2012-13 season. He had made 499 Premier League appearances
Club honours x
Individual honours BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month 25 October 1997 vs. Barnsley FC, 10 April 2000 vs. Middlesbrough FC, 23 December 2006 vs. Aston Villa FC.
Premier League Team of the Year 2002-03, 2005-06;
Ballon d'Or =28th 2001, =36th 2007, nominee (no votes) 2000, 2003 & 2004;
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Club Career
Club(s) After having a period as chairman of Salford FC, Scholes was appointed as manager at Oldham Athletic FC on 11 February 2019. It lasted just 31 days as he resigned on 14 March.

England Career
Player number 1082nd player to appear for England.
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 733, 24 May 1997, England 2 South Africa 1, a friendly match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, substitute (64), aged 22 years 189 days.
Last match No. 817, 24 June 2004, Portugal 2 England 2, a European Championship Finals quarter-final match at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Bairro Dona Leonor, Lisboa, substituted (57), aged 29 years 221 days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Paul Scholes - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 66 39 64 2 38 4918 14 351 min 11 none -
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Paul Scholes - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 18 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 18 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 66 33 21 12 - - - - - - - 65.9 +21

 

Paul Scholes - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Paul Scholes - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 9 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 9 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 18 - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

 14 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 7 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minor Competition 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 66 33 21 12 - - - - - - - 65.9 +21

 

Paul Scholes - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Paul Scholes - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 66 full appearances

Coach: Glenn Hoddle - x full capsx

Age 22
1 733 24 May 1997 - England 2 South Africa 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW sub 64 17
- 734 31 May 1997 - Poland 0 England 2, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AW unused sub 17
2 735 4 June 1997 - Italy 0 England 2, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes TC NW Start 43 19
- 736 7 June 1997 - France 0 England 1, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier AW unused sub
3 737 10 June 1997 - England 0 Brazil 1, Parc des Princes, Paris NL Start off 74

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