Paul McStay

Born on : October 22, 1964 (60 years) at Hamilton

Nationality : Scotland

Height : 1m78

Weight : 68 kg

Number of international caps : 76 (9 goals)

First cap : vs Uruguay 21/09/1983

First international goal : vs Iceland 17/10/1984

Main position
Centre Midfield	0%

Identities

Paul McStay

Paul Michael Lyons McStay

McStay's career statisticsLast updated on 20/12/2024 at 16:44

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1996/1997

Celtic

1041

1736

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	1				1	90	100%		25%		0%	100%	0%
Celtic	Premier Division	12	1	1041	10	4	1041	92%	1		1	67%	8%	25%
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	1			1		90	100%		33%		100%	0%	0%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	4			1	3	360	100%				75%	25%	0%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3				3	155	67%	1	43%		67%	33%	0%

1995/1996

Celtic

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Celtic	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	3	4	1	270	100%	75%	33%	0%	67%
Celtic	Premier Division	1	3		90	100%		0%	100%	0%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1	1		90	100%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1		1	45	100%	25%	100%	0%	0%

1994/1995

Celtic

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	6	5	2	540	100%		1	50%	50%	0%
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	2	2	1	167	100%			50%	50%	0%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1		1	90	100%			100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	3	1	2	270	100%	43%		67%	33%	0%

1993/1994

Celtic

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	4	2	3	390	100%		100%	50%	25%	25%
Celtic	Premier Division	3	2	1	270	100%			0%	67%	33%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	1		21	0%	1	33%	0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	1	1		45	100%		33%	0%	0%	100%

1992/1993

Celtic

360

1350

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	4			4	1	360	100%			50%	25%	25%
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	4	1	360	5	1	360	100%	100%		25%	0%	75%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	7			9	4	630	100%	100%	1	43%	29%	29%

1991/1992

Celtic

228

378

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	2			2		180	100%		50%	50%	0%
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	2			5	1	180	100%	50%	50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1			1		90	100%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	1	1	90		1	90	100%	33%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	4	1	337	2	2	337	100%	80%	50%	50%	0%
Scotland	Euro	3	1	258	3	1	258	100%	100%	33%	0%	67%

1990/1991

Celtic

720

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	2			2		180	100%	40%	50%	50%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1			1		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	1	1	90		1	90	100%		100%	0%	0%
Celtic	Premier Division	4			5	2	360	100%		25%	25%	50%

1989/1990

Celtic

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3	7		270	0	100%		100%		0%	33%	67%
Scotland	Friendlies	5	4	1	301	0	60%	2	100%		40%	20%	40%
Scotland	World Cup	3	3		195	5	67%	1	100%		33%	0%	67%
Celtic	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	2	6		180	0	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Premier Division	4	5	1	360	0	100%			2	25%	25%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1		1	120	0	100%				0%	100%	0%

1988/1989

Celtic

685

1585

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	4			3	2	360	100%		50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	1			2		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Celtic	Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions	4			2	2	360	100%	100%	25%	25%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1				1	90	100%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	5	1	450	5	1	450	100%	100%	80%	20%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1			1		55	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	2			2	1	180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%

1987/1988

Celtic

644

1274

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	4			3	2	360	100%		25%	50%	25%
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	2			3		180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1			1		90	100%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1				1	76	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	3	1	236		3	236	100%	100%	67%	33%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	4			1	2	332	100%	80%	0%	75%	25%

1986/1987

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	5	1	333	4	3	333	60%	2	100%		20%	40%	40%
Scotland	Friendlies	2			2	1	180	100%		100%		0%	50%	50%
Celtic	Premier Division	4	1	360	6	1	360	100%			2	25%	50%	25%
Celtic	Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions	4			4	2	360	100%		100%		50%	25%	25%

1985/1986

Celtic

279

797

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Celtic	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	2			2		158	0	100%		100%	0%	50%	50%
Celtic	Premier Division	4			9		360	0	100%			0%	25%	75%
Scotland	Friendlies	1				1	9	0	0%	1	100%	0%	100%	0%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying	1				1	90	0	100%		50%	0%	100%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1	1	90		1	90	0	100%		25%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	World Cup	1				1	90	11	100%		33%	0%	100%	0%

1984/1985

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	1			2		90	100%		100%	0%	0%	100%
Celtic	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	4	1	360	5	1	360	100%		100%	25%	0%	75%
Celtic	Premier Division	2			3		180	100%			50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1			1		74	100%			100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1					45	0%	1	100%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	4	2	165	3	1	329	100%		80%	50%	0%	50%

1983/1984

Celtic

1306

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Celtic	(C3) UEFA Cup	5			3	3	450	100%		83%	60%	20%	20%
Celtic	Premier Division	4			7		360	100%			0%	50%	50%
Celtic	Scottish FA Cup	1	1	89	1		89	100%			0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	1				1	76	100%		100%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	2			3		149	100%		100%	0%	50%	50%
Scotland	British Home Championship	3			3		182	67%	1	100%	33%	33%	33%

1982/1983

Celtic

360

765

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	4	1	360	6	1	360	100%			25%	50%	25%
Celtic	Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions	2			3		180	100%	50%	1	50%	0%	50%
Celtic	Scottish League Cup	3			2	1	225	100%		1	67%	0%	33%

1981/1982

Celtic

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Celtic	Premier Division	1					3		171	0	0%	2				0%	0%	100%

1980/1981

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

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Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Premiership	3	198219861988
Scottish League Cup	1	1983
Scottish FA Cup	4	1985198819891995

Runner-ups

Premiership	6	198319841985198719961997
Scottish FA Cup	2	19841990
Scottish League Cup	2	19911995

Rewards

Victories

PFA Young Player of the Year	1	1983
PFA Players' Player of the Year	1	1988
SFWA Footballer of the Year	1	1988

Transfers

01/06/97 >		Retired
20/02/81 > 31/05/97		Celtic Glasgow

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/12/2024 at 19:18

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Celtic	123	7		1582	11075	8		98%121	41%51	35%43
Scotland	76	9		643	5789	1		87%66	41%31	30%23

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Dundee U	60	21	3
Rangers	7	4	0
Estonia	4	3	0
Sporting CP	4	2	0
Bulgaria	3	1	0
Young Boys	2	1	0
Shamrock	2	2	0
Luxembourg	2	1	0
Uruguay	2	1	0
Australia	2	1	0
England	4	0	0
Italy	3	0	0
East Germany	3	0	0
Spain	3	1	0
Belgium	3	1	2
Hibernian	3	2	0
Raith Rovers	3	2	0
Aberdeen	3	0	1
Norway	3	1	1
Ireland	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Dundee U	60	22	73
Dortmund	4	3	6
Paris SG	2	2	4
Brazil	2	2	3
Italy	3	2	5
England	4	2	4
Rapid Vienne	2	2	4
Sporting CP	4	2	4
East Germany	3	2	3
Netherlands	2	2	2
France	2	1	3
Xamax	2	1	5
Switzerland	1	1	3
Egypt	1	1	3
La Real	2	1	3
Atlético	2	1	3
Spain	3	1	2
Ireland	2	1	1
Wales	2	1	2
Gent	2	1	1

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1996/1997	Celtic	67%	17%	18	55%	26%	31	Slightly positive
1995/1996	Celtic	40%	40%	5	69%	7%	42	-
1994/1995	Celtic	56%	0%	9	32%	21%	34	Positive
1993/1994	Celtic	29%	29%	7	40%	20%	45	Slightly negative
1992/1993	Celtic	38%	50%	8	55%	19%	47	Negative
1991/1992	Celtic	60%	20%	5	57%	20%	46	-
1990/1991	Celtic	40%	40%	5	51%	31%	39	-
1989/1990	Celtic	29%	43%	7	29%	31%	35	-
1988/1989	Celtic	40%	50%	10	61%	27%	33	Negative
1987/1988	Celtic	43%	29%	7	74%	7%	42	Negative
1986/1987	Celtic	38%	25%	8	62%	18%	45	Negative
1985/1986	Celtic	0%	67%	6	61%	11%	36	-
1984/1985	Celtic	38%	63%	8	63%	13%	40	Negative
1983/1984	Celtic	30%	40%	10	63%	15%	48	Very negative
1982/1983	Celtic	44%	33%	9	75%	15%	40	Negative
1981/1982	Celtic	50%	50%	2	66%	16%	38	-
1980/1981	Celtic	0%	0%	0	67%	13%	15	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Celtic Glasgow
31/03/1982	PD	Dundee United - Celtic Glasgow	0 - 2	First match with the club, first victory
08/05/1982	PD	Dundee United - Celtic Glasgow	3 - 0	First loss
02/10/1982	PD	Dundee United - Celtic Glasgow	2 - 2	First start, first goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/12/2024 at 19:18

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premiership	Premiership	63	3	1904	5712	97%61	35%22	32%20	33%21
Scottish League Cup	Scottish League Cup	9	1	752	752	100%9	56%5	11%1	33%3
Scottish FA Cup	Scottish FA Cup	12	1	1093	1093	100%12	75%9	17%2	8%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	26	2	931	1861	85%22	38%10	31%8	31%8
World Cup	World Cup	4			285	75%3	25%1	25%1	50%2
Euro	Euro	3	1	258	258	100%3	33%1		67%2
BHC	British Home Championship	3			182	67%2	33%1	33%1	33%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	23	3	618	1855	91%21	48%11	22%5	30%7
World Cup Qualifying	World Cup Qualifying	1			90	100%1		100%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	16	3	419	1258	88%14	44%7	38%6	19%3
Champions League	Champions League	10			900	100%10	40%4	20%2	40%4
Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	11	1	968	968	100%11	27%3	9%1	64%7
Europa League	Europa League	18	1	1650	1650	100%18	44%8	17%3	39%7

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1996/1997	Celtic	1	2	75	36	23	6	7	78	32
1995/1996	Celtic	1	2	83	36	24	11	1	74	25
1994/1995	Celtic	1	4	51	36	11	18	7	39	33
1993/1994	Celtic	1	4	50	44	15	20	9	51	38
1992/1993	Celtic	1	3	60	44	24	12	8	68	41
1991/1992	Celtic	1	3	62	44	26	10	8	88	42
1990/1991	Celtic	1	3	41	36	17	7	12	52	38
1989/1990	Celtic	1	5	34	36	10	14	12	37	37
1988/1989	Celtic	1	3	46	36	21	4	11	66	44
1987/1988	Celtic	1	1	72	44	31	10	3	79	23
1986/1987	Celtic	1	2	63	44	27	9	8	90	41
1985/1986	Celtic	1	1	50	36	20	10	6	67	38
1984/1985	Celtic	1	2	52	36	22	8	6	77	30
1983/1984	Celtic	1	2	50	36	21	8	7	80	41
1982/1983	Celtic	1	2	55	36	25	5	6	90	36
1981/1982	Celtic	1	1	55	36	24	7	5	79	33
1980/1981	Celtic	1	1	56	36	26	4	6	84	37

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 27, 1997	27/05	F	Europe	Scotland	0 - 1	Wales	Absent
May 10, 1997	10/05	PD	Round 36	Celtic Glasgow	3 - 0	Dundee United	Absent
May 07, 1997	07/05	PD	Round 35	Celtic Glasgow	0 - 0	Kilmarnock	No data
May 04, 1997	04/05	PD	Round 35	Hibernian	1 - 3	Celtic Glasgow	No data
April 30, 1997	30/04	WCQEZ	Group 4	Sweden	2 - 1	Scotland	Absent
April 23, 1997	23/04	SFAC	Semi-finals	Celtic Glasgow	0 - 1	Falkirk	No data
April 20, 1997	20/04	PD	Round 34	Celtic Glasgow	3 - 0	Aberdeen	Absent
April 12, 1997	12/04	SFAC	Semi-finals	Celtic Glasgow	1 - 1	Falkirk	No data
April 05, 1997	05/04	PD	Round 31	Raith Rovers	1 - 1	Celtic Glasgow	No data
April 02, 1997	02/04	WCQEZ	Group 4	Scotland	2 - 0	Austria	3 Minutes
March 29, 1997	29/03	WCQEZ	Group 4	Scotland	2 - 0	Estonia	90 Minutes
March 22, 1997	22/03	PD	Round 30	Dunfermline	2 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	No data
March 16, 1997	16/03	PD	Round 30	Celtic Glasgow	0 - 1	Rangers	No data
March 11, 1997	11/03	PD	Round 28	Kilmarnock	2 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
March 06, 1997	06/03	SFAC	Quarter-finals	Celtic Glasgow	2 - 0	Rangers	90 Minutes
March 01, 1997	01/03	PD	Round 27	Celtic Glasgow	2 - 0	Hearts	Absent
February 26, 1997	26/02	SFAC	Round of 16	Celtic Glasgow	2 - 0	Hibernian	90 Minutes
February 22, 1997	22/02	PD	Round 26	Motherwell	0 - 1	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
February 17, 1997	17/02	SFAC	Round of 16	Hibernian	1 - 1	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
February 11, 1997	11/02	WCQEZ	Group 4	Estonia	0 - 0	Scotland	62 Minutes
February 06, 1997	06/02	PD	Round 27	Celtic Glasgow	2 - 0	Raith Rovers	90 Minutes
February 01, 1997	01/02	PD	Round 24	Dundee United	1 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
January 29, 1997	29/01	PD	Round 25	Dunfermline	0 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes	1
January 26, 1997	26/01	SFAC	3rd round	Clydebank	0 - 5	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
January 18, 1997	18/01	PD	Round 23	Celtic Glasgow	4 - 1	Hibernian	90 Minutes
January 14, 1997	14/01	PD	Round 23	Raith Rovers	1 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	56 Minutes
January 11, 1997	11/01	PD	Round 22	Hearts	1 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
January 08, 1997	08/01	PD	Round 22	Celtic Glasgow	6 - 0	Kilmarnock	90 Minutes
January 04, 1997	04/01	PD	Round 21	Celtic Glasgow	5 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
January 02, 1997	02/01	PD	Round 21	Rangers	3 - 1	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
December 28, 1996	28/12	PD	Round 19	Celtic Glasgow	4 - 2	Dunfermline	85 Minutes
December 26, 1996	26/12	PD	Round 18	Aberdeen	1 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
December 21, 1996	21/12	PD	Round 17	Celtic Glasgow	1 - 0	Dundee United	Absent
December 07, 1996	07/12	PD	Round 14	Motherwell	2 - 1	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
November 30, 1996	30/11	PD	Round 13	Celtic Glasgow	2 - 2	Hearts	Absent
November 14, 1996	14/11	PD	Round 12	Celtic Glasgow	0 - 1	Rangers	Absent
November 10, 1996	10/11	WCQEZ	Group 4	Scotland	1 - 0	Sweden	Absent
November 02, 1996	02/11	PD	Round 11	Celtic Glasgow	1 - 0	Aberdeen	Absent
October 26, 1996	26/10	PD	Round 10	Hibernian	0 - 4	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
October 20, 1996	20/10	PD	Round 9	Hearts	2 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
October 12, 1996	12/10	PD	Round 8	Celtic Glasgow	1 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
October 05, 1996	05/10	WCQEZ	Group 4	Latvia	0 - 2	Scotland	Absent
September 28, 1996	28/09	PD	Round 7	Rangers	2 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
September 24, 1996	24/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Hambourg	2 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
September 21, 1996	21/09	PD	Round 6	Celtic Glasgow	5 - 1	Dunfermline	Absent
September 17, 1996	17/09	SLC	Quarter-finals	Hearts	1 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
September 14, 1996	14/09	PD	Round 5	Dundee United	1 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
September 10, 1996	10/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Celtic Glasgow	0 - 2	Hambourg	Absent
September 07, 1996	07/09	PD	Round 4	Celtic Glasgow	5 - 0	Hibernian	Absent
September 04, 1996	04/09	SLC	Round of 16	Alloa Athletic	1 - 5	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
August 31, 1996	31/08	WCQEZ	Group 4	Austria	0 - 0	Scotland	Absent
August 24, 1996	24/08	PD	Round 3	Kilmarnock	1 - 3	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
August 20, 1996	20/08	C3UEFAC	Qualifying Round	Celtic Glasgow	1 - 0	VSS Kosice	Absent
August 17, 1996	17/08	PD	Round 2	Celtic Glasgow	4 - 1	Raith Rovers	Absent
August 14, 1996	14/08	SLC	2nd round	Clyde	1 - 3	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
August 10, 1996	10/08	PD	Round 1	Aberdeen	2 - 2	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes
August 06, 1996	06/08	C3UEFAC	Qualifying Round	VSS Kosice	0 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

Match ratings and personal notes

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