Paul Ince

Paul Ince
Ince in 2006
Personal information
Full name Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince
Date of birth (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 59)
Place of birth Ilford, London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
International career
1989 England U21 2 (0)
1992 England B 1 (0)
1992–2000 England 53 (2)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1986–87 First Division 1012000—10131
1987–88 First Division 2831020—10323
1988–89 First Division 3337173—21498
1989–90 Second Division 10————10
Total 72710193—419512
Manchester United 1989–90 First Division 2607032——362
1990–91 First Division 31320607010473
1991–92 First Division 33330703010473
1992–93 Premier League 415203010—475
1993–94 Premier League 39871504010569
1994–95 Premier League 36560005011486
Total 206242712422004128128
Inter Milan 1995–96 Serie A 30350—00—353
1996–97 Serie A 24742—101—3810
Total 541092—101—7313
Liverpool 1997–98 Premier League 318104040—408
1998–99 Premier League 346212131—419
Total 6514316171—8117
Middlesbrough 1999–2000 Premier League 3230031——354
2000–01 Premier League 3023020——352
2001–02 Premier League 3124110——363
Total 9377161——1069
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2002–03 First Division 3723120—30453
2003–04 Premier League 3221020——352
2004–05 Championship 2832011——314
2005–06 Championship 1832000——203
Total 115108151—3013112
Swindon Town 2006–07 League Two 300000—0030
Macclesfield Town 2006–07 League Two 10————10
Total 6097264750837211277191
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 1 2 3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  6. ↑ Appearances in European Super Cup
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  8. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. ↑ Appearances in First Division play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 199230
199392
199430
199510
1996100
199790
199890
199940
200050
Total532

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 April 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Macclesfield Town 23 October 2006 25 June 2007 3514813040.0
MK Dons 25 June 2007 21 June 2008 55331210060.0
Blackburn Rovers 21 June 2008 16 December 2008 216411028.6
MK Dons 6 July 2009 8 May 2010 5623924041.1
Notts County 27 October 2010 3 April 2011 2910613034.5
Blackpool 18 February 2013 21 January 2014 42121515028.6
Reading 20 February 2022 11 April 2023 58181129031.0
Total 29611665115039.2

Honours

As a player

Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England

Individual

As a manager

Milton Keynes Dons

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Ince". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Ince: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 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.