Paul Scholes

**Paul Scholes** (born 16 November 1974) is a retired English footballer. He played for Manchester United from 1994-2011. He also played 66 games for England national team, scoring 14 goals. He retired from playing for England national team in 2004. On August 5, 2011 at Old Trafford, Paul scored a goal in his testimonial match as Manchester United defeated New York Cosmos 6-0.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Europe|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="20"|Manchester United|1993–94|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|1994–95|Champions League|17|5|3|0|3|2|2|0|0|0|25|7|||
|1995–96|Premier League|26|10|2|1|1|2|2|1|–|31|14||||
|1996–97|Premier League|24|3|2|2|2|1|4|0|1|0|33|6|||
|1997–98|Premier League|31|8|2|0|1|0|7|2|1|0|42|10|||
|1998–99|Premier League|31|6|6|1|1|0|12|4|1|0|51|11|||
|1999–2000|Premier League|31|9|–|0|0|11|3|3|0|45|12||||
|2000–01|Premier League|32|6|0|0|0|0|12|6|1|0|45|12|||
|2001–02|Premier League|35|8|2|0|0|0|13|1|1|0|51|9|||
|2002–03|Premier League|33|14|3|1|6|3|10|2|–|52|20||||
|2003–04|Premier League|28|9|6|4|0|0|5|1|1|0|40|14|||
|2004–05|Premier League|33|9|6|3|2|0|7|0|1|0|49|12|||
|2005–06|Premier League|20|2|0|0|0|0|7|1|–|27|3||||
|2006–07|Premier League|30|6|4|0|0|0|11|1|–|45|7||||
|2007–08|Premier League|24|1|3|0|0|0|7|1|0|0|34|2|||
|2008–09|Premier League|21|2|2|1|3|0|6|0|3|0|35|3|||
|2009–10|Premier League|28|3|0|0|2|1|7|3|1|0|38|7|||
|2010–11|Premier League|22|1|3|0|0|0|7|0|1|0|33|1|||
|2011–12|Premier League|17|4|2|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|21|4|||
|2012–13|Premier League|16|1|3|0|0|0|2|0|–|21|1||||

### International

**Appearances and goals by national team and year**

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|England|1997|5|3|
|1998|9|1|||
|1999|6|5|||
|2000|10|1|||
|2001|10|3|||
|2002|11|0|||
|2003|8|0|||
|2004|7|1|||

_England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Scholes goal_

|No.|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|4 June 1997|Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France||2–0|2–0|1997 Tournoi de France|
|2|10 September 1997|Wembley Stadium, London, England||1–0|4–0|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|3|15 November 1997|Wembley Stadium, London, England||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|4|15 June 1998|Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France||2–0|2–0|1998 FIFA World Cup|
|5|27 March 1999|Wembley Stadium, London, England||1–0|3–1|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification|
|6|2–0||||||
|7|3–1||||||
|8|13 November 1999|Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland||1–0|2–0|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification|
|9|2–0||||||
|10|12 June 2000|Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands||1–0|2–3|UEFA Euro 2000|
|11|28 March 2001|Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania||2–0|3–1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|12|25 May 2001|Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England||1–0|4–0|Friendly|
|13|6 June 2001|Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece||1–0|2–0|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|14|21 June 2004|Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal||1–1|4–2|UEFA Euro 2004|

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Salford City (caretaker)|colspan=2|3 January 2015|||||||
|align="left"|Oldham Athletic|align=left|11 February 2019|align=left|14 March 2019|||||
|align="left"|Salford City (caretaker)|align=left|12 October 2020|align=left|4 November 2020|||||

## Honours

**Manchester United**
- Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
- FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
- Football League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
- FA Charity/Community Shield: 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2010
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

**England U18**
- UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1993

**Individual**
- Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 1992–93

- Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2006–07 (vs. Aston Villa, 23 December 2006)

- Premier League Player of the Month: January 2003, December 2003, October 2006, August 2010
- PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03 Premier League, 2006–07 Premier League
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):
    - Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
- English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2008
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12):
    - Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Panel & Public choice)
- Premier League Hall of Fame: 2022
- FWA Tribute Award: 2012

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paul Scholes
- **image**: Paul Scholes 2017.jpg
- **caption**: Scholes in a charity match in 2017
- **fullname**: Paul Aaron Scholes
- **birth place**: Salford, England
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1991–1993
- **youthclubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **years1**: 1993–2011
- **clubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps1**: 466
- **goals1**: 102
- **years2**: 2012–2013
- **clubs2**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps2**: 33
- **goals2**: 5
- **totalcaps**: 499
- **totalgoals**: 107
- **nationalyears1**: 1993
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-18 football team, England U18
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1997–2004
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 66
- **nationalgoals2**: 14
- **manageryears1**: 2015
- **managerclubs1**: Salford City F.C., Salford City (joint caretaker)
- **manageryears2**: 2019
- **managerclubs2**: Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic
- **manageryears3**: 2020
- **managerclubs3**: Salford City F.C., Salford City (caretaker)