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Paul Merson

Personal information
Full namePaul Charles Merson
NicknameMerse, The Magic Man, The Person
Date of birth20 March 1968(age 42)
Place of birthHarlesden, London, England
Height1.83 m (5 ft 11.5 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Forward (retired)

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Paul Charles Merson (born March 20, 1968 in Harlesden, London, England) is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and finishing his playing career at Tamworth. He also played for England 21 times. He was a forward who later in his career dropped into the midfield playmaker position.

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Worthy Wolves - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports---Paul Merson- says that Wolves finally got their reward for their outstanding display against Manchester City. Wolves ended a run of eight games without a win ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:32:33 GMT+00:00
Birds enjoy a flutter - Mirror.co.uk Tweet this news
Mirror.co.uk--Unless that human is -Paul Merson-. I've never cared much for pigeons despite owing them a debt of gratitude. As a kid I was so poor, pigeons used to throw ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:02:05 GMT+00:00
Memory Lane - Walsall in FA Cup First Round action against non-league opposition - Walsall Web-Fans Tweet this news
Walsall Web-Fans--Given our result at Slough the season before and -Paul Merson's- 'high profile', this was screened live on SKY TV. In reaction to a goalkeeping crisis, ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:07:36 GMT+00:00
Back to their best - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports---Paul Merson- said Birmingham were back to their battling best as they bagged a belligerent victory over Blackpool. The Soccer Saturday pundit was impressed ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:15:27 GMT+00:00
Paul Merson love or hate him? - FansOnLine.net Tweet this news
FansOnLine.net--Would personally drive a 30 year -Paul Merson- to Coral, William Hill and buy him a can of stella to have him playing for the Boro right now. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:04:53 GMT+00:00
Bet on Tottenham Comfortably Beating Bolton at the Reebok Stadium - Premier League FanHouse Tweet this news
Premier League FanHouse---Paul Merson- immediately opined, "Messi is left-footed." When you're getting corrected by Merson your days as a pundit are numbered, just as his days as a ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:11:46 GMT+00:00
Changing room chat Kamaras very own loony dook - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman---...- to watch Sky's resident clown prince Chris Kamara, and -Paul Merson-, attempt to break the world apple-bobbing record in the show's Halloween special. ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:33:59 GMT+00:00
Boro's harsh reality - Paul Merson absolutely correct. - FansOnLine.net Tweet this news
FansOnLine.net--A few weeks ago -Paul Merson- said Boro don't have any footballers, and he's absolutely correct. I don't think we possess one person in our squad that has the ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:06:57 GMT+00:00
Paul Merson, “I think Arsenal have become a little bit too predictable” - Gunning Hawk Tweet this news
Gunning Hawk--Former England and Arsenal midfielder -Paul Merson- believes tomorrow's game between Manchester City and Arsenal will be very similar to the one lost at ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:09:40 GMT+00:00
El Kabir snart förlorad - säljs för 20 miljoner 17:49 - Fotbollskanalen Tweet this news
Fotbollskanalen--Fotbollslegender som Fabrizio Ravenelli, -Paul Merson-, Ray Wilkins och Ruud Gullit med flera deltar i turneringen där fotbollsfans får tävla om möjligheten ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:04:14 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Gareth Southgate
Aston Villa F.C. Captain
2001-2002
Succeeded by
Steve Staunton
Preceded by
Scott Hiley
Portsmouth Captain
2002-2003
Succeeded by
Teddy Sheringham

Youth career
YearsClub
Arsenal

Teams managed
YearsTeam
2004 - 2006Walsall

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1985 - 1997Arsenal32799
1987Brentford (loan)70
1997 - 1998Middlesbrough4812
1998 - 2002Aston Villa11718
2002 - 2003Portsmouth4512
2003 - 2006Walsall776
2006Tamworth10

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1988 - 1990England U2140
1991 - 1998England B43
1991 - 1998England213

Nuts Magazine :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1986-87 Arsenal First Division 7 3 3
1986-87 Brentford Third Division 7 0
1987-88 Arsenal First Division 15 5 5
1988-89 37 10 2 2 14
1989-90 29 7 7
1990-91 37 13 1 2 16
1991-92 42 12 1 13
1992-93 Premier League 33 6 1 1 8
1993-94 33 7 2 3 12
1994-95 24 4 1 2 7
1995-96 38 5 5
1996-97 32 6 1 2 9
1997-98 Middlesbrough First Division 45 12
1998-99 Premier League 3 0
1998-99 Aston Villa Premier League 26 5
1999-00 32 5
2000-01 38 6
2001-02 21 2
2002-03 Portsmouth First Division 45 12
2003-04 Walsall First Division 34 4
2004-05 League One 36 2
2005-06 7 0
2006-07 Tamworth Conference National 1 0
Total England 622 126
Career Total 622 126


PFA Young Player of the Year

1974: Beattie * 1975: Day * 1976: Barnes * 1977: Gray * 1978: Woodcock * 1979: Regis * 1980: Hoddle * 1981: Shaw * 1982: Moran * 1983: Rush * 1984: Walsh * 1985: Hughes * 1986: Cottee * 1987: Adams * 1988: Gascoigne * 1989: Merson * 1990: Le Tissier * 1991: Sharpe * 1992: Giggs * 1993: Giggs * 1994: Cole * 1995: Fowler * 1996: Fowler * 1997: Beckham * 1998: Owen * 1999: Anelka * 2000: Kewell * 2001: Gerrard * 2002: Bellamy * 2003: Jenas * 2004: Parker * 2005: Rooney * 2006: Rooney * 2007: C. Ronaldo * 2008: Fàbregas * 2009: Young * 2010: Milner

England squad UEFA Euro 1992

Woods, Curle, Pearce, Keown, Walker, Wright, Platt, Steven, Clough, Lineker, Sinton, Palmer, Martyn, Dorigo, Webb, Merson, Smith, Daley, Batty, Shearer
Coach : Taylor

England squad 1998 FIFA World Cup

Seaman, Campbell, Le Saux, Ince, Adams, Southgate, Beckham, Batty, Shearer (c), Sheringham, McManaman, Neville, Martyn, Anderton, Merson, Scholes, Lee, Keown, L. Ferdinand, Owen, R. Ferdinand, Flowers
Coach : Hoddle



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