Paul Mariner

**Paul Mariner** (22 May 1953 – 9 July 2021) was an English football player. He played for England national team from 1977 until 1985.

## Death

Mariner died on 9 July 2021 from brain cancer, aged 68.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Plymouth Argyle|1973–74|Third Division|41|14|3|2|6|1|0|0|50|17|
|1974–75|Third Division|45|20|3|1|2|0|0|0|50|21|||
|1975–76|Second Division|38|15|2|0|2|1|0|0|42|16|||
|1976–77|Second Division|10|7|0|0|2|0|0|0|12|7|||
|rowspan="9"|Ipswich Town|1976–77|First Division|28|10|3|3|0|0|0|0|31|13|
|1977–78|First Division|37|11|7|7|1|1|6|3|53|22|||
|1978–79|First Division|33|13|5|3|1|0|5|1|44|17|||
|1979–80|First Division|41|17|3|3|2|0|4|2|50|22|||
|1980–81|First Division|36|13|7|3|4|4|11|6|58|26|||
|1981–82|First Division|25|8|2|0|5|1|1|0|33|9|||
|1982–83|First Division|37|13|3|0|1|0|1|0|37|13|||
|1983–84|First Division|23|12|1|0|4|2|0|0|28|14|||
|rowspan="4"|Arsenal|1983–84|First Division|15|7|0|0|0|0|0|0|15|7|
|1984–85|First Division|36|7|3|2|2|0|0|0|41|9|||
|1985–86|First Division|9|0|3|0|2|1|0|0|14|1|||

<small>Other includes the UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, and FA Charity Shield.</small>

### International

|-
|1977||3||1
|-
|1978||2||0
|-
|1979||0||0
|-
|1980||8||4
|-
|1981||5||1
|-
|1982||11||5
|-
|1983||4||2
|-
|1984||1||0
|-
|1985||1||0
|-
!Total||35||13

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Plymouth Argyle|align=left|10 December 2009|align=left|24 June 2010|||||
|align=left|Toronto FC|align=left|7 June 2012|align=left|7 January 2013|||||

### As a player

**Plymouth Argyle**
- Third Division runner up: 1974–75

**Ipswich Town**
- FA Cup: 1977–78
- UEFA Cup: 1980–81

**Individual**
- Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year: 1974–75, 1975–76
- Plymouth Argyle Team of the Century
- Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1982–83
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2011

## Other websites

- Paul Mariner at the Football Association website

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paul Mariner
- **image**: Paul Mariner 2010 (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 205px
- **caption**: Mariner managing Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle in 2010
- **fullname**: Paul Mariner
- **birth place**: Farnworth, England
- **height**: 6 ft 0 in
- **position**: Centre forward
- **youthyears1**: 1971–1973
- **youthclubs1**: Chorley F.C., Chorley
- **years1**: 1973–1976
- **clubs1**: Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle
- **caps1**: 135
- **goals1**: 56
- **years2**: 1976–1984
- **clubs2**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **caps2**: 260
- **goals2**: 96
- **years3**: 1984–1986
- **clubs3**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **caps3**: 60
- **goals3**: 14
- **years4**: 1986–1988
- **clubs4**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **caps4**: 56
- **goals4**: 9
- **years5**: 1988
- **clubs5**: Wollongong Wolves FC, Wollongong City
- **caps5**: 2
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1989–1992
- **clubs6**: Albany Capitals
- **caps6**: 17
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 1992–1993
- **clubs7**: San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
- **caps7**: 10
- **goals7**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 555
- **totalgoals**: 179
- **nationalyears1**: 1977–1985
- **nationalteam1**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps1**: 35
- **nationalgoals1**: 13
- **manageryears1**: 2003
- **managerclubs1**: Harvard Crimson (assistant)
- **manageryears2**: 2004–2009
- **managerclubs2**: New England Revolution (assistant)
- **manageryears3**: 2009–2010
- **managerclubs3**: Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle
- **manageryears4**: 2012–2013
- **managerclubs4**: Toronto FC