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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

3

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

324

Senior
Appearances

10

Senior
Goals

Paul McGrath

First Team
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Centre Back

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Paul McGrath

Role

CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | #663 |

Position

Born

Centre Back

4 December 1959

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Ealing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Nigeria 🇳🇬

(6 ft 0 in) 1.83 m

Right

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1989-90

Manchester United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£425k

1 July 1989

29

Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1996-97

Derby County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£100k

10 October 1996

36

Brian Little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Previous Clubs

Paul McGrath

Previous Clubs:

Pearse Rovers 🇮🇪

Dalkey United 🇮🇪

1981-82 St. Patricks Athletic 🇮🇪
League of Ireland

1982-89 Manchester United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 £0.03m
Football League First Division
🕒 203 | 197 (6) | ⚽ 16 |

Loans Out

Paul McGrath

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Paul McGrath

Subsequent Clubs:

1996-97 Derby County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 £0.10m
Premier League
🕒 26 | 25 (1) | ⚽ 0 |

1997-98 Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football League First Division
🕒 8 | 8 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

1998 Retired aged 38

Career Progression

Paul McGrath

1989-96 Aston Villa First Team

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Paul McGrath

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Paul McGrath

3

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

1996-97 PLD1 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
1990-91 PCL 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |

First Team Career

Paul McGrath

324

Senior
Appearances

10

Senior
Goals

CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa 1989-96 | £430k |
🕒 324 | 316 (8) | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 10 | #663 |
🟩 138 | 🟨 85 | 🟥 101 |
Cards 🟨 20 | 🟥 0 |

Squad Honours

Paul McGrath

🥈 1992-93 Premier League Runner Up
🏆 1993-94 League Cup Winner
🏆 1995-96 League Cup Winner

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Paul McGrath

🟩 18 Sep 1996 Port Vale 1-3 Villa
Reserves

1996-97

Pontins League Premier Division

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🟥 25 Sep 1996 Villa 1-2 Notts County
Reserves

1996-97

Pontins League Premier Division

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


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Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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