Paul McShane

Irish association football player

Paul David McShane (born 6 January 1986) is an Irish professional football coach and former player. After he retired in 2022 he was named the Professional Development Phase coach at Premier League side Manchester United.

Paul McShane
McShane with the Republic of Ireland in 2013
Personal information
Full name Paul David McShane[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Wicklow, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Manchester United
(Professional Development Phase coach)
Youth career
St Joseph's Boys
2002–2004 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Manchester United 0 (0)
2004–2005Walsall (loan) 4 (1)
2005–2006Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 38 (4)
2006–2007 West Bromwich Albion 32 (2)
2007–2009 Sunderland 24 (0)
2008–2009Hull City (loan) 17 (1)
2009–2015 Hull City 102 (3)
2011Barnsley (loan) 10 (1)
2012Crystal Palace (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2019 Reading 96 (3)
2019–2021 Rochdale 35 (0)
2021–2022 Manchester United 0 (0)
Total 369 (16)
National team
2005–2006 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (1)
2006–2016 Republic of Ireland 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:10, 01 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2004–05[4] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06[5] Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walsall (loan) 2004–05[4] League One 4 1 4 1
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2005–06[5] Championship 38 4 1 0 1 0 40 4
West Bromwich Albion 2006–07[6] Championship 32 2 4 1 3 0 3[a] 0 42 3
Sunderland 2007–08[7] Premier League 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2008–09[8] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 25 0
Hull City (loan) 2008–09[8] Premier League 17 1 2 0 19 1
Hull City 2009–10[9] Premier League 27 0 0 0 1 0 28 0
2010–11[10] Championship 19 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
2011–12[11] Championship 1 0 1 0 2 0
2012–13[12] Championship 25 2 3 0 1 0 29 2
2013–14[13] Premier League 10 0 3 0 2 1 15 1
2014–15[14] Premier League 20 1 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 23 1
Total 119 4 10 0 6 1 1 0 136 5
Barnsley (loan) 2010–11[10] Championship 10 1 10 1
Crystal Palace (loan) 2011–12[11] Championship 11 0 1 0 12 0
Reading 2015–16[15] Championship 35 0 3 1 2 0 40 1
2016–17[16] Championship 30 3 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 31 3
2017–18[17] Championship 26 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
2018–19[18] Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 96 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 103 4
Rochdale 2019–20[19] League One 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2020–21[20] League One 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Total 35 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 37 1
Manchester United 2021–22[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manchester United U21 2021–22[21] 2[c] 0 2 0
Career total 369 15 21 3 14 1 7 0 411 19
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 29 March 2016[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2006 2 0
2007 7 0
2008 5 0
2009 6 0
2010 3 0
2011 3 0
2012 2 0
2013 3 0
2014 0 0
2015 1 0
2016 1 0
Total 33 0

Honours

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Manchester United U18

Hull City

Republic of Ireland

References

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  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. "Paul McShane". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  14. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  15. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  16. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  17. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  18. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  19. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  20. "Games played by Paul McShane in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Games played by Paul McShane in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  22. "McShane, Paul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  23. Wallace, Sam (26 April 2003). "FA Youth Cup Final: United's slick new breed". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  24. "Championship: 2012/13: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  25. McNulty, Phil (17 May 2014). "Arsenal 3–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  26. "P. McShane: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 January 2018.