Full Name : Paul Charles Merson
Date Of Birth : 20th March 1968
Place Of Birth : Harlesden, London, England
Height : 5ft 11" (1.82m)
Weight : 13st 2lbs (83kg)
Position : Central Midfield / Forward
Foot : Right
Twitter : @paulmerse
Testimonial : 8th May 1996 - Arsenal XI 8-5 International Select XI
Autobiography (2000) : Paul Merson - Hero and Villain (ISBN : 0002188961)
Team Supported As A Child : Chelsea
Arsenal Games : 428
Arsenal Goals : 99
Arsenal Debut : 22nd November 1986 - Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City (Division 1)
Last Arsenal Game : 11th May 1997 - Derby County 1-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
International : England - 21 Caps & 3 Goals
England B - 4 Caps & 3 Goals
England U21 - 4 Caps & 0 Goals
1984 (Jun) : Signed for Arsenal as a Schoolboy
1997 (Jul) : Sold to Middlesbrough (£4.5m)
1998 (Sep) : Sold to Aston Villa (£6.75m)
2002 (Aug) : Released By Aston Villa
2002 (Aug) : Signed for Portsmouth
2003 (Jul) : Released by Portsmouth
2003 (Jul) : Signed for Walsall
2006 (Feb) : Released by Walsall
2006 (Feb) : Signed for Tamworth
2006 (Mar) : Released by Tamworth
2006 (Mar) : Retired
2012 (Feb) : Signed for Whitton Athletic
2012 (Feb) : Signed for Welshpool Town (Wales) (Agreed to play only 1 game)
2012 (Feb) : Left by Welshpool Town (Wales)
In 2013 Paul is still playing for Whitton Athletic
Coaching Career
2004 (Apr) : Hired as Walsall Player Manager
2006 (Feb) : Sacked as Walsall Player Manager (Walsall Manager For 94 Games)
Non Football Career
Worked in a Greengrocers in Ealing as a kid
A pundit on 'Soccer Saturday' on Sky Sports
A co-host on 'The Fantasy Football Club' on Sky Sports
Writes a column for the 'Official Arsenal Magazine'
Arsenal : 0 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal Reserves/Youths : 2 Games & 0 Goals
South East Counties - 2 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 0 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 0 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 7 Games & 3 Goals
Division 1 - 7 Games & 3 Goals
Arsenal : 17 Games & 5 Goals
Division 1 - 15 Games & 5 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 43 Games & 14 Goals
Division 1 - 37 Games & 10 Goals
FA Cup - 2 Games & 2 Goals
League Cup - 4 Games & 2 Goals
Arsenal : 43 Games & 14 Goals
Division 1 - 29 Games & 7 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
Charity Shield - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Arsenal Reserves/Youths : 2 Games & 1 Goal
Combination Football - 2 Games & 1 Goal
Arsenal : 49 Games & 16 Goals
Division 1 - 37 Games & 13 Goals
FA Cup - 8 Games & 1 Goal
League Cup - 4 Games & 2 Goals
Arsenal : 50 Games & 13 Goals
Division 1 - 42 Games & 12 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 3 Games & 1 Goal
European Cup - 4 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 50 Games & 8 Goals
Premier League - 33 Games & 6 Goals
FA Cup - 8 Games & 1 Goal
League Cup - 9 Games & 1 Goal
Arsenal : 48 Games & 12 Goals
Premier League - 33 Games & 7 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 4 Games & 2 Goals
Charity Shield - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Cup Winners Cup - 7 Games & 3 Goals
Arsenal : 36 Games & 7 Goals
Premier League - 24 Games & 4 Goals
League Cup - 2 Games & 1 Goal
Cup Winners Cup - 8 Games & 2 Goals
UEFA Super Cup - 2 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 47 Games & 5 Goals
Premier League - 38 Games & 5 Goals
FA Cup - 2 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 7 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal : 40 Games & 9 Goals
Premier League - 32 Games & 6 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 3 Games & 1 Goal
UEFA Cup - 2 Games & 2 Goals
Middlesbrough : 55 Games & 15 Goals
Division 1 (Tier 2) - 45 Games & 11 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 1 Goal
League Cup - 7 Games & 3 Goals
Middlesbrough : 3 Games & 0 Goals
Premier League - 3 Games & 0 Goals
Aston Villa : 27 Games & 5 Goals
Premier League - 26 Games & 5 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Aston Villa : 45 Games & 5 Goals
Premier League - 32 Games & 5 Goals
FA Cup - 6 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 7 Games & 0 Goals
Aston Villa : 45 Games & 6 Goals
Premier League - 38 Games & 6 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Intertoto Cup - 3 Games & 0 Goals
Aston Villa : 27 Games & 3 Goals
Premier League - 21 Games & 2 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Intertoto Cup - 5 Games & 1 Goal
Aston Villa : 1 Game & 0 Goals
Intertoto Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Portsmouth : 46 Games & 12 Goals
Division 1 - 43 Games & 12 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup - 2 Games & 0 Goals
Walsall : 36 Games & 6 Goals
Division 1 (Tier 2) - 34 Games & 4 Goals
League Cup - 2 Games & 2 Goals
Walsall : 40 Games & 2 Goals
League One (Tier 3) - 36 Games & 2 Goals
FA Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
LDV Vans Trophy - 2 Games & 0 Goals
Walsall : 7 Games & 1 Goal
League One (Tier 3) - 6 Games & 1 Goal
League Cup - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Tamworth : 1 Game & 0 Goals
Conference National (Tier 5) - 1 Game & 0 Goals
Whitton Athletic : 4 Games & 1 Goal
Chiswick & District Sunday League (Below Tier 25) : 4 Games & 1 Goal
Welshpool Town (Wales) : 1 Game & 1 Goal
Mid Wales Football League (Tier 3) - 1 Game & 1 Goal
Arsenal
1986-87 : League Cup
1988-89 : Division 1 Champions
1990-91 : Division 1 Champions
1991-92 : Charity Shield
1992-93 : FA Cup
1992-93 : League Cup
1993-94 : Cup Winners Cup
Aston Villa
2001-02 : UEFA Intertoto Cup
Portsmouth
2002–03 : Division 1 Champions (Tier 2)
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Aston Villa
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Portsmouth
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Walsall
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Tamworth
Whitton Athletic
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Welshpool Town
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England
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Pauls Autobiography
Soccer Saturday (Squeeky Bum Sunday)
The Fantasy Football Club
