englandstats.com | 1033 Paul Merson (1991 - 1998)

Player Info

Paul Charles Merson
Born: 20th March 1968, Northolt
England Career: 1991 - 1998
Positions whilst with England: Midfield & Attacking Midfielder
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Arsenal (15), Middlesbrough (5) & Aston Villa (1)
FA Legacy Number: 1033

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Germany (FR) on 11th September 1991 aged 23 years, 5 months, 22 days
Last Cap: v Czechia (FR) on 18th November 1998 aged 30 years, 7 months, 29 days
First Goal: v Czechoslovakia (FR) on 25th March 1992 aged 24 years, 0 months, 5 days
Career Length: 7 years, 68 days
Starts: 9
Substitute: 12
Withdrawn: 5
Full Games: 4

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Friendly
10
3
0
559
0
0

World Cup Qualifier
4
0
0
151
0
0

World Cup Finals
1
0
0
42
0
0

European Championship Qualifier
1
0
0
16
0
0

European Championship Finals
2
0
0
85
0
0

United States Cup
2
0
0
98
0
0

King Hassan II Tournament
1
0
0
90
0
0

Competitive
11
0
0
482
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Home
8
1
0
334
0
0

Away
8
2
0
407
0
0

Neutral
5
0
0
300
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Won
5
1
0
334
0
0

Drawn
9
2
0
466
0
0

Lost
7
0
0
241
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Midfield
20
2
0
966
0
0

Attacking Midfielder
1
1
0
75
0
0

Total
21
3
0
1041
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

England Graham Taylor
13
1
0
588
0
0

England Glenn Hoddle
7
2
0
363
0
0

England Terry Venables
1
0
0
90
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

David Platt
13 Matches

Martin Keown
11 Matches

Paul Ince
11 Matches

Des Walker
11 Matches

Carlton Palmer
10 Matches

David Batty
9 Matches

Stuart Pearce
9 Matches

Alan Shearer
9 Matches

Chris Woods
8 Matches

Ian Wright
8 Matches

Sources

England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)

Match List

CZE, 2 - 0, 18th Nov 1998 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 21.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 29 days.
SWE, 1 - 2, 5th Sep 1998 (ECQ) Middlesbrough, Cap: 20.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 16 days.
ARG, 2 - 2, 30th Jun 1998 (WCF) Middlesbrough, Cap: 19.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 10 days.
BEL, 0 - 0, 29th May 1998 (KHT) Middlesbrough, Cap: 18.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 9 days.
POR, 3 - 0, 22nd Apr 1998 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 17.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 2 days.
SUI, 1 - 1, 25th Mar 1998 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 16.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 5 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 12th Feb 1997 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 23 days.
GRE, 5 - 0, 17th May 1994 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 28 days.
NED, 0 - 2, 13th Oct 1993 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 24 days.
GER, 1 - 2, 19th Jun 1993 (USC) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 30 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 13th Jun 1993 (USC) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 24 days.
NED, 2 - 2, 28th Apr 1993 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 8 days.
NOR, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1992 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 25 days.
ESP, 0 - 1, 9th Sep 1992 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 20 days.
SWE, 1 - 2, 17th Jun 1992 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 28 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 11th Jun 1992 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 22 days.
FIN, 2 - 1, 3rd Jun 1992 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 14 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 17th May 1992 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 28 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 12th May 1992 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 23 days.
TCH, 2 - 2, 25th Mar 1992 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 5 days.
GER, 0 - 1, 11th Sep 1991 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 22 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.