Paul Mariner (928) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Paul Mariner
Born:: 22nd May 1953, Bolton
Died:: 9th July 2021, aged 68
England Career:: 1977 - 1985
Positions:: Centre Forward
Clubs (and caps):: Ipswich Town (33) & Arsenal (2)
FA Legacy Number:: 928
Career Summary:: Paul Mariner (22nd May 1953 - 9th July 2021) was an international footballer who represented England 35 times scoring 13 goals. His first cap was against Luxembourg on 30th March 1977 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Romania on 1st May 1985 aged 31. Mariner, born on 22nd May 1953, in Bolton, has a FA Legacy Number of 928 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 30th March 1977 aged 23 years, 10 months, 8 days
Last Cap:: v Romania (WCQ) on 1st May 1985 aged 31 years, 11 month, 9 days
First Goal:: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 12th October 1977 aged 24 years, 4 months, 21 day
Career Length:: 8 years, 32 days
Starts:: 30
Substitute:: 5
Withdrawn:: 8
Full Games:: 22

England Match Statistics

World Cup QualifierWCQ 9 4 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 8 2 0 0 1
FriendlyFR 6 4 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 2 0 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 5 1 0 0 1
European Championship QualifierECQ 5 2 0 0 1
Competitive 29 9 0 0 3

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 11 4 0 0 0
Away 19 8 0 0 2
Neutral 5 1 0 0 1

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 23 12 0 0 3
Lost 7 1 0 0 0
Drawn 5 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Forward 35 13 0 0 3

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Ron Greenwood 24 11 0 0 2
Bobby Robson 9 2 0 0 1
Don Revie 2 0 0 0 0

Totals
35
13
0
0
3

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Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
141 sources from 35 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 35.
Age: 31 years, 11 month, 9 days.
GDR, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 34.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 28 days.
LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 33.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 25 days.
HUN, 3 - 0, 12th Oct 1983 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 32.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 21 day.
DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 31.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 30 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 23rd Feb 1983 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 30.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 1 day.
GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 29.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 26 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 28.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 22 days.
DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 27.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 0 days.
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 26.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 14 days.
FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 25.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 7 days.
KUW, 1 - 0, 25th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 24.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 3 days.
TCH, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 29 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 22.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 25 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 21.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 12 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 20.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 7 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 3 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 18th Nov 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 27 days.
NOR, 1 - 2, 9th Sep 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 18 days.
HUN, 3 - 1, 6th Jun 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 15 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 8 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 3 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 28 days.
NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 19 days.
ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 27 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 24 days.
AUS, 2 - 1, 31st May 1980 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 9 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 2 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 29 days.
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 26 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 20th May 1978 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 29 days.
WAL, 3 - 1, 13th May 1978 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 22 days.
LUX, 2 - 0, 12th Oct 1977 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 21 day.
NIR, 2 - 1, 28th May 1977 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 6 days.
LUX, 5 - 0, 30th Mar 1977 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 8 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.