Paul Mariner

Paul Mariner (22 May 1953 – 9 July 2021) was an English football player. He played for England national team from 1977 until 1985.

Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner 2010 (cropped).jpg
Mariner managing Plymouth Argyle in 2010
Personal information
Full namePaul Mariner[1]
Date of birth(1953-05-22)22 May 1953[1]
Place of birthFarnworth, England[2]
Date of death9 July 2021(2021-07-09) (aged 68)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Playing positionCentre forward
Youth career
1971–1973Chorley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1976Plymouth Argyle135(56)
1976–1984Ipswich Town260(96)
1984–1986Arsenal60(14)
1986–1988Portsmouth56(9)
1988Wollongong City[4][5]2(0)
1989–1992Albany Capitals[6]17(1)
1992–1993San Francisco Bay Blackhawks[6]10(0)
Total555(179)
National team
1977–1985England35(13)
Teams managed
2003Harvard Crimson (assistant)
2004–2009New England Revolution (assistant)
2009–2010Plymouth Argyle
2012–2013Toronto FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Death

Mariner died on 9 July 2021 from brain cancer, aged 68.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1973–74 Third Division 41 14 3 2 6 1 0 0 50 17
1974–75 Third Division 45 20 3 1 2 0 0 0 50 21
1975–76 Second Division 38 15 2 0 2 1 0 0 42 16
1976–77 Second Division 10 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 7
Total 134 56 8 3 12 2 0 0 154 61
Ipswich Town 1976–77 First Division 28 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 31 13
1977–78 First Division 37 11 7 7 1 1 6 3 53 22
1978–79 First Division 33 13 5 3 1 0 5 1 44 17
1979–80 First Division 41 17 3 3 2 0 4 2 50 22
1980–81 First Division 36 13 7 3 4 4 11 6 58 26
1981–82 First Division 25 8 2 0 5 1 1 0 33 9
1982–83 First Division 37 13 3 0 1 0 1 0 37 13
1983–84 First Division 23 12 1 0 4 2 0 0 28 14
Total 260 97 31 19 18 8 28 12 337 136
Arsenal 1983–84 First Division 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7
1984–85 First Division 36 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 41 9
1985–86 First Division 9 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 14 1
Total 60 14 6 2 4 1 0 0 70 17
Career total 454 167 45 24 34 11 28 12 561 214

Other includes the UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, and FA Charity Shield.[8][9][10][11]

International

[12]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
1977 3 1
1978 2 0
1979 0 0
1980 8 4
1981 5 1
1982 11 5
1983 4 2
1984 1 0
1985 1 0
Total 35 13

Managerial statistics

As of 7 January 2013
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Plymouth Argyle 10 December 2009 24 June 2010 29 7 6 16 24.1 [13][14]
Toronto FC 7 June 2012 7 January 2013 28 6 8 14 21.4 [15][16][17]
Total 57 13 14 30 22.8

Honours

As a player

Plymouth Argyle

Ipswich Town

Individual

Paul Mariner Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Paul Mariner". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Birth Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 July 2021. Births Registered: June 1953, Surname: Mariner, Given Name: Paul, Mother's Maiden name: Turnbull, District: Farnworth, Volume: 10c, Page: 248
  3. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. Howe, Andrew (9 May 1988). "1988 season – round 14 results". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. Howe, Andrew (9 May 1988). "1988 season – round 15 results". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Paul Mariner – profile". Socceroutsider.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  7. "Paul Mariner dies aged 68". Sky Sports. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. GoS: Paul Mariner
  9. Ipswich Town: Season's Gone by Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Paul Mariner: Sporting Heroes
  11. Gunnermania: Paul Mariner Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Paul Mariner". www.national-football-teams.com.
  13. Peter Reid appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle. BBC Sport. 24 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/8755830.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2017. 
  14. "Managers: Paul Mariner". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  15. Girard, Daniel (7 June 2012). "Aron Winter out as Toronto FC head coach, replaced by Paul Mariner". The Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/1207460--toronto-fc-set-to-make-major-announcement. Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  16. Toronto FC fires coach Paul Mariner, replaced by Ryan Nelsen. 7 January 2013. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/tfc/2013/01/07/toronto_fc_fires_coach_paul_mariner_replaced_by_ryan_nelsen.html. Retrieved 7 March 2013. 
  17. "Toronto FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  18. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 143.
  19. King, Elvin (9 April 2011). "Sir Alf Ramsey inducted into Ipswich Town Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.




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