Paul Ince
English association football player and manager (born 1967)
Paul Ince (born 21 October 1967) is an English former footballer. He has played for the England national team. Ince was most recently manager of Reading. He has also managed Macclesfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, and Blackpool.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 October 1967||
Place of birth | Ilford, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1986 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | West Ham United | 72 | (7) |
1989–1995 | Manchester United | 206 | (25) |
1995–1997 | Inter Milan | 54 | (10) |
1997–1999 | Liverpool | 65 | (14) |
1999–2002 | Middlesbrough | 93 | (7) |
2002–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 115 | (10) |
2006 | Swindon Town | 3 | (0) |
2007 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | (0) |
Total | 609 | (73) | |
National team | |||
1989 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
1992 | England B | 1 | (0) |
1992–2000 | England | 53 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Macclesfield Town | ||
2007–2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
2010–2011 | Notts County | ||
2013–2014 | Blackpool | ||
2022–2023 | Reading | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1986–87 | First Division | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
1987–88 | First Division | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
1988–89 | First Division | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 49 | 8 | ||
1989–90 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 72 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 95 | 12 | |||
Manchester United | 1989–90 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | First Division | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
1991–92 | First Division | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
1992–93 | Premier League | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | — | 47 | 5 | ||
1993–94 | Premier League | 39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 56 | 9 | |
1994–95 | Premier League | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[h] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 48 | 6 | |
Total | 206 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 28 | ||
Inter Milan | 1995–96 | Serie A | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
1996–97 | Serie A | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 10[g] | 1 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
Total | 54 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 73 | 13 | ||||
Liverpool | 1997–98 | Premier League | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | |
1998–99 | Premier League | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[g] | 1 | — | 41 | 9 | ||
Total | 65 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 81 | 17 | |||
Middlesbrough | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Premier League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2001–02 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
Total | 93 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 106 | 9 | ||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2002–03 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[i] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
2003–04 | Premier League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2004–05 | Championship | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
2005–06 | Championship | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
Total | 115 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 131 | 12 | |||
Swindon Town | 2006–07 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Macclesfield Town | 2006–07 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 609 | 72 | 64 | 7 | 50 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 771 | 91 |
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearances in European Super Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in First Division play-offs
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1992 | 3 | 0 |
1993 | 9 | 2 | |
1994 | 3 | 0 | |
1995 | 1 | 0 | |
1996 | 10 | 0 | |
1997 | 9 | 0 | |
1998 | 9 | 0 | |
1999 | 4 | 0 | |
2000 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 2 |
Managerial statistics
change- As of match played 10 April 2023[8]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Macclesfield Town | 23 October 2006 | 25 June 2007 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 40.0 |
MK Dons | 25 June 2007 | 21 June 2008 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 60.0 |
Blackburn Rovers | 21 June 2008 | 16 December 2008 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28.6 |
MK Dons | 6 July 2009 | 8 May 2010 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 41.1 |
Notts County | 27 October 2010 | 3 April 2011 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34.5 |
Blackpool | 18 February 2013 | 21 January 2014 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 28.6 |
Reading | 20 February 2022 | 11 April 2023 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 31.0 |
Total | 296 | 116 | 65 | 115 | 39.2 |
Honours
changeAs a player
changeManchester United
- Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94[2]
- FA Cup: 1989–90, 1993–94[9]
- Football League Cup: 1991–92[9]
- FA Charity Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993,[10] 1994[11]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91[9]
- European Super Cup: 1991[9]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
England
Individual
- West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 1988–89[14]
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1992–93[15]
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 1994[2]
- PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 Premier League,[16] 1993–94 Premier League,[17] 1994–95 Premier League[17]
- Domestic Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)[18]
As a manager
changeMilton Keynes Dons
Individual
- Championship Manager of the Month: August 2013[21]
- League Two Manager of the Month: December 2006, October 2007, December 2007, April 2008[22]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paul Ince". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Paul Ince: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Paul Ince". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "The website of dreams". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Ince – 11 vs. 11 Profile". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Ince – lfchistory.net Profile". Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Paul Ince | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Paul Ince: The Man Utd side of 1994 was better than the Treble winners". PlanetFootball. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ Harris, Bob (8 August 1993). "It's Gunner be all Wright". Daily Mirror. London. p. 54.
- ↑ "Charity Shield: Ince quells the Blackburn resistance: Seven players booked under the new rules as under-strength Rovers succumb to United's class". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "After 19 years and 13 days hungry Wolves tear into the top flight". The Guardian. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ Campbell, Paul & Lacey, David (25 Jun 2013). "From the Vault: Recalling How England Won Le Tournoi de France in 1997". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "Records and honours: Awards". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Ganley, Joe (4 June 2022). "All of our Player of the Year winners". Manchester United. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
- ↑ Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993–2003". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ↑ "Bradford 1–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ Mitchener, Mark (30 March 2008). "Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ince and Vaughan named Manager and Player of the Month". Sky Sports. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Ince". LMA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.