# Paul Kane (footballer)

Paul James Kane (born 20 June 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mainly for Hibernian, Aberdeen and St Johnstone.

## Club career

A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road he made 292 total appearances and scored 42 goals, and played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final, aged 20. In January 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park club.
His next move, in November 1991, was to Aberdeen. In four years with the Dons he made 141 total appearances, finding the net on 13 occasions. He played in three major cup semi-finals, losing two and beating former club Hibs in the other (in the 1992–93 Scottish Cup), but was then not selected for the final. After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996 under the Bosman ruling. He became the first British footballer to move under freedom of contract without incurring a transfer fee.
In 1997, Kane returned to Scotland to join St Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36. In five years with the Saints, he made 138 league appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later.

## After retirement

Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly.

## Career statistics
### Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hibernian | 1983-84 | Scottish Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Hibernian | 1984-85 | Scottish Premier Division | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| Hibernian | 1985-86 | Scottish Premier Division | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| Hibernian | 1986-87 | Scottish Premier Division | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Hibernian | 1987-88 | Scottish Premier Division | 44 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 |
| Hibernian | 1988-89 | Scottish Premier Division | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| Hibernian | 1989-90 | Scottish Premier Division | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Hibernian | 1990-91 | Scottish Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hibernian | Total | Total | 247 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 292 | 42 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1990-91 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21+ | 0+ |
| Oldham Athletic | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21+ | 0+ |
| Aberdeen | 1991–92 | Scottish Premier Division | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Aberdeen | 1992–93 | Scottish Premier Division | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 1993–94 | Scottish Premier Division | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Aberdeen | 1994–95 | Scottish Premier Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 1995-96 | Scottish Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | Total | Total | 119 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 13 |
| Barnsley (loan) | 1995-96 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Viking FK | 1996 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15+ | 3+ |
| Viking FK | Total | Total | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15+ | 3+ |
| St Johnstone | 1997-98 | Scottish Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| St Johnstone | 1998-99 | SPL | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 1999-00 | SPL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| St Johnstone | 2000-01 | SPL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| St Johnstone | 2001-02 | SPL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| St Johnstone | Total | Total | 138 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 7 |
| Clyde | 2001-02 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Clyde | 2002-03 | Scottish First Division | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 |
| Clyde | Total | Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 564 | 55 | 40+ | 2+ | 39+ | 8+ | 13 | 1 | 656+ | 66+ |