Paul Mathers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Mathers | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1995 | Dundee | 118 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Falkirk | 76 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Linfield | 37 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Peterhead (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Peterhead | 148 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Greenock Morton | 20 | (0) |
| 2007 | East Fife | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2015 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 415 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paul Mathers (born 17 January 1970 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone, appointed in August 2015.
Career
Between 1985 and 1995, Mathers made 119 appearances for Dundee, before moving to Falkirk, where he played 76 times in three years. In 1998 he moved to Linfield, making 49 appearances until a transfer back to Dundee in 2001. In his second stint at Dundee, which lasted for only one season, Mathers did not make a league appearance and was loaned out twice. He moved on in 2002 to Peterhead, where he made 148 league appearances.
Mathers signed with St Mirren in 2007. He did not make a first team appearance for St Mirren as he was employed primarily as a goalkeeping coach, but he continued to hold a playing registration. Mathers was an unused substitute for a 2-2 SPL draw at Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 29 March 2014, aged 44.[1]
He moved to a coaching position with the Rangers academy on 6 August 2015.[2] Later in August 2015, Mathers moved to a first team coaching position at St Johnstone.[3]
Honours
- Falkirk
- Scottish Challenge Cup (1): 1997
References
- ↑ Bannerman, Charles (29 March 2014). "Inverness CT 2–2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Academy Staff Appointments". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "PAUL MATHERS INSTALLED AS NEW GOALKEEPING COACH". www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. St Johnstone FC. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links
- Paul Mathers career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Paul Mathers (Dundee and Falkirk) career statistics at Soccerbase
- Paul Mathers (Linfield, Dundee (second stint) and Peterhead) career statistics at Soccerbase