Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is a retired English footballer. He played for Manchester United from 1994-2011. He also played 66 games for England national team, scoring 14 goals. He retired from playing for England national team in 2004. On August 5, 2011 at Old Trafford, Paul scored a goal in his testimonial match as Manchester United defeated New York Cosmos 6-0.

Paul Scholes

Scholes in a charity match in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Paul Aaron Scholes[1]
Date of birth	(1974-11-16) 16 November 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2011	Manchester United	466	(102)
2012–2013	Manchester United	33	(5)
Total		499	(107)
International career
1993	England U18	3	(0)
1997–2004	England	66	(14)
Managerial career
2015	Salford City (joint caretaker)
2019	Oldham Athletic
2020	Salford City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United[3]	1993–94[4]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1994–95[5]	Champions League	17	5	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	25	7
	1995–96[6]	Premier League	26	10	2	1	1	2	2	1	–		31	14
	1996–97[7]	Premier League	24	3	2	2	2	1	4	0	1	0	33	6
	1997–98[8]	Premier League	31	8	2	0	1	0	7	2	1	0	42	10
	1998–99[9]	Premier League	31	6	6	1	1	0	12	4	1	0	51	11
	1999–2000[10]	Premier League	31	9	–		0	0	11	3	3	0	45	12
	2000–01[11]	Premier League	32	6	0	0	0	0	12	6	1	0	45	12
	2001–02[12]	Premier League	35	8	2	0	0	0	13	1	1	0	51	9
	2002–03[13]	Premier League	33	14	3	1	6	3	10	2	–		52	20
	2003–04[14]	Premier League	28	9	6	4	0	0	5	1	1	0	40	14
	2004–05[15]	Premier League	33	9	6	3	2	0	7	0	1	0	49	12
	2005–06[16]	Premier League	20	2	0	0	0	0	7	1	–		27	3
	2006–07[17]	Premier League	30	6	4	0	0	0	11	1	–		45	7
	2007–08[18]	Premier League	24	1	3	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	34	2
	2008–09[19]	Premier League	21	2	2	1	3	0	6	0	3	0	35	3
	2009–10[20]	Premier League	28	3	0	0	2	1	7	3	1	0	38	7
	2010–11[21]	Premier League	22	1	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	33	1
	2011–12[22]	Premier League	17	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	4
	2012–13[23]	Premier League	16	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	–		21	1
Career total			499	107	49	13	21	9	134	26	15	0	718	155

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[24][25]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	1997	5	3
	1998	9	1
	1999	6	5
	2000	10	1
	2001	10	3
	2002	11	0
	2003	8	0
	2004	7	1
Total		66	14

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Scholes goal^[24]

List of international goals scored by Paul Scholes

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 1997	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Italy	2–0	2–0	1997 Tournoi de France
2	10 September 1997	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Moldova	1–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	15 November 1997	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Cameroon	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	15 June 1998	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
5	27 March 1999	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Poland	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
6				2–0
7				3–1
8	13 November 1999	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
9				2–0
10	12 June 2000	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Portugal	1–0	2–3	UEFA Euro 2000
11	28 March 2001	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–0	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	25 May 2001	Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England	Mexico	1–0	4–0	Friendly
13	6 June 2001	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	Greece	1–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	21 June 2004	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Croatia	1–1	4–2	UEFA Euro 2004

Managerial statistics

As of 4 November 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Salford City (caretaker)	3 January 2015		1	1	0	0	100.00	[26]
Oldham Athletic	11 February 2019	14 March 2019	7	1	3	3	014.29	[27]
Salford City (caretaker)	12 October 2020	4 November 2020	5	2	1	2	040.00	[27]
Career total			13	4	4	5	030.77

Honours

Manchester United

• Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13^[28]
• FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04^[29]
• Football League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10^[29]
• FA Charity/Community Shield: 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2010^[29]
• UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08^[29]
• Intercontinental Cup: 1999^[29]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2008^[29]

England U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1993^[30]

Individual

• Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 1992–93^[31]

• Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2006–07 (vs. Aston Villa, 23 December 2006)^[32]

• Premier League Player of the Month: January 2003, December 2003, October 2006, August 2010^[28]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03 Premier League,^[33] 2006–07 Premier League^[34]
• Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):^[35]
  • Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
• English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2008^[36]
• Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12):^[37]
  • Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Panel & Public choice)
• Premier League Hall of Fame: 2022^[38]
• FWA Tribute Award: 2012^[39]

Notes

1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup