Paul McStay

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Paul McStay

Full name	Paul Michael Lyons McStay
Date of birth	October 22, 1964 (age 42)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981-1997	Celtic	514 (57)
National team
1983-1997	Scotland	076 0(9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Michael Lyons McStay MBE (born 22 October 1964, in Hamilton) is a former football player who spent his entire career with Scottish team Celtic F.C.

McStay signed for Celtic aged seventeen from Celtic Boys Club in 1981. He scored on his debut during a league match against Aberdeen in a match Celtic won on January 30, 1982. Later that year he was part of the Scotland side which won the European Under-18 Championship.^[1]

McStay made his full national team debut in 1983 and represented Scotland 76 times, including appearances at two World Cups in 1986 and 1990, during a 14-year international career.

When Roy Aitken left Celtic Park in 1990, McStay was appointed club captain, a position he retained until his retirement following the 1996-97 season. In his time with the club, Celtic won the League title three times, the Scottish Cup 4 times and the League Cup once.

Although the second half of McStay's career coincided with a time when Celtic were in turmoil and were overshadowed by rivals Rangers, in 2002 he was voted a member of Celtic's greatest ever team by the club's fans. He is also a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame.

McStay's family has a great footballing tradition. His great-uncle, Jimmy McStay, was a former Celtic captain, and his brothers Willie ROUND YEEE!!!!! (currently the club's Reserve Coach) and Raymond also played for Celtic. His nephew, John, played with Celtic Boys Club before moving onto Motherwell under 19sand now plays for Ayr United as a defender.

Appearances: 678 Goals: 72

Preceded by Frank McAvennie	Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 1983	Succeeded by John Robertson
Preceded by Brian McClair	Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Richard Gough
Preceded by Brian McClair	Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Theo Snelders

	Scotland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton \| 2 Gough \| 3 Malpas \| 4 Souness \| 5 McLeish \| 6 Miller \| 7 Strachan \| 8 Aitken \| 9 Bannon \| 10 Bett \| 11 McStay \| 12 Goram \| 13 Nicol \| 14 Narey \| 15 Albiston \| 16 McAvennie \| 17 Archibald \| 18 Sharp \| 19 Nicholas \| 20 Sturrock \| 21 Cooper \| 22 Rough \| Coach: Ferguson

	Scotland squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton \| 2 McLeish \| 3 Aitken \| 4 Gough \| 5 McStay \| 6 Malpas \| 7 Johnston \| 8 Bett \| 9 McCoist \| 10 MacLeod \| 11 Gillespie \| 12 Goram \| 13 Durie \| 14 McInally \| 15 Levein \| 16 McCall \| 17 McKimmie \| 18 Collins \| 19 McPherson \| 20 McAllister \| 21 Fleck \| 22 Gunn \| Coach: Roxburgh