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.

Paul Ince
Ince in 2006
Personal information
Full name Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince[1]
Date of birth (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 57)[2]
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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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
  1. Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  6. Appearances in European Super Cup
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. Appearances in First Division play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3][7]
National team Year Apps Goals
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

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As of match played 10 April 2023[8]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Macclesfield Town 23 October 2006 25 June 2007 35 14 8 13 040.0
MK Dons 25 June 2007 21 June 2008 55 33 12 10 060.0
Blackburn Rovers 21 June 2008 16 December 2008 21 6 4 11 028.6
MK Dons 6 July 2009 8 May 2010 56 23 9 24 041.1
Notts County 27 October 2010 3 April 2011 29 10 6 13 034.5
Blackpool 18 February 2013 21 January 2014 42 12 15 15 028.6
Reading 20 February 2022 11 April 2023 58 18 11 29 031.0
Total 296 116 65 115 039.2

Honours

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As a player

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Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England

Individual

As a manager

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Milton Keynes Dons

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Paul Ince". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Paul Ince: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Paul Ince". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  4. "The website of dreams". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  5. "Paul Ince – 11 vs. 11 Profile". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  6. "Paul Ince – lfchistory.net Profile". Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  7. "Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. "Paul Ince | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  9. 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.
  10. Harris, Bob (8 August 1993). "It's Gunner be all Wright". Daily Mirror. London. p. 54.
  11. "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.
  12. "After 19 years and 13 days hungry Wolves tear into the top flight". The Guardian. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  13. 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.
  14. "Records and honours: Awards". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  15. Ganley, Joe (4 June 2022). "All of our Player of the Year winners". Manchester United. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  16. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
  18. 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.
  19. "Bradford 1–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. Mitchener, Mark (30 March 2008). "Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. "Ince and Vaughan named Manager and Player of the Month". Sky Sports. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  22. "Paul Ince". LMA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.