Paul Ince

**Paul Ince** (born 21 October 1967) is an English former footballer. He has played for the England national team. Ince was most recently manager of Reading. He has also managed Macclesfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, and Blackpool.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|West Ham United|1986–87|First Division|10|1|2|0|0|0|—|1|0|13|1||
|1987–88|First Division|28|3|1|0|2|0|—|1|0|32|3||||
|1988–89|First Division|33|3|7|1|7|3|—|2|1|49|8||||
|1989–90|Second Division|1|0|—|—|—|—|1|0|||||||
|rowspan="7"|Manchester United|1989–90|First Division|26|0|7|0|3|2|—|—|36|2|||
|1990–91|First Division|31|3|2|0|6|0|7|0|1|0|47|3|||
|1991–92|First Division|33|3|3|0|7|0|3|0|1|0|47|3|||
|1992–93|Premier League|41|5|2|0|3|0|1|0|—|47|5||||
|1993–94|Premier League|39|8|7|1|5|0|4|0|1|0|56|9|||
|1994–95|Premier League|36|5|6|0|0|0|5|0|1|1|48|6|||
|rowspan="3"|Inter Milan|1995–96|Serie A|30|3|5|0|—|0|0|—|35|3|||
|1996–97|Serie A|24|7|4|2|—|10|1|—|38|10|||||
|rowspan="3"|Liverpool|1997–98|Premier League|31|8|1|0|4|0|4|0|—|40|8||
|1998–99|Premier League|34|6|2|1|2|1|3|1|—|41|9||||
|rowspan="4"|Middlesbrough|1999–2000|Premier League|32|3|0|0|3|1|—|—|35|4|||
|2000–01|Premier League|30|2|3|0|2|0|—|—|35|2|||||
|2001–02|Premier League|31|2|4|1|1|0|—|—|36|3|||||
|rowspan="5"|Wolverhampton Wanderers|2002–03|First Division|37|2|3|1|2|0|—|3|0|45|3||
|2003–04|Premier League|32|2|1|0|2|0|—|—|35|2|||||
|2004–05|Championship|28|3|2|0|1|1|—|—|31|4|||||
|2005–06|Championship|18|3|2|0|0|0|—|—|20|3|||||
||Swindon Town|2006–07|League Two|3|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0|3|0||
||Macclesfield Town|2006–07|League Two|1|0|—|—|—|—|1|0|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="9"|England|1992|3|0|
|1993|9|2|||
|1994|3|0|||
|1995|1|0|||
|1996|10|0|||
|1997|9|0|||
|1998|9|0|||
|1999|4|0|||
|2000|5|0|||

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Macclesfield Town|align=left|23 October 2006|align=left|25 June 2007|||
|align=left|MK Dons|align=left|25 June 2007|align=left|21 June 2008|||
|align=left|Blackburn Rovers|align=left|21 June 2008|align=left|16 December 2008|||
|align=left|MK Dons|align=left|6 July 2009|align=left|8 May 2010|||
|align=left|Notts County|align=left|27 October 2010|align=left|3 April 2011|||
|align=left|Blackpool|align=left|18 February 2013|align=left|21 January 2014|||
|align=left|Reading|align=left|20 February 2022|align=left|11 April 2023|||

### As a player

**Manchester United**
- Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94
- FA Cup: 1989–90, 1993–94
- Football League Cup: 1991–92
- FA Charity Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91
- European Super Cup: 1991

**Wolverhampton Wanderers**
- Football League First Division play-offs: 2003

**England**
- Tournoi de France: 1997

**Individual**
- West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 1988–89
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1992–93
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 1994
- PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 Premier League, 1993–94 Premier League, 1994–95 Premier League
- Domestic Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)

### As a manager

**Milton Keynes Dons**
- Football League Two: 2007–08
- Football League Trophy: 2007–08

**Individual**
- Championship Manager of the Month: August 2013
- League Two Manager of the Month: December 2006, October 2007, December 2007, April 2008

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paul Ince
- **image**: Paul Ince.jpg
- **caption**: Ince in 2006
- **full name**: Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince
- **birth place**: Ilford, Greater London, London, England
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1982–1986
- **youthclubs1**: The Academy of Football, West Ham United
- **years1**: 1986–1989
- **clubs1**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **caps1**: 72
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 1989–1995
- **clubs2**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps2**: 206
- **goals2**: 25
- **years3**: 1995–1997
- **clubs3**: Inter Milan
- **caps3**: 54
- **goals3**: 10
- **years4**: 1997–1999
- **clubs4**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps4**: 65
- **goals4**: 14
- **years5**: 1999–2002
- **clubs5**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **caps5**: 93
- **goals5**: 7
- **years6**: 2002–2006
- **clubs6**: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers
- **caps6**: 115
- **goals6**: 10
- **years7**: 2006
- **clubs7**: Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town
- **caps7**: 3
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2007
- **clubs8**: Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town
- **caps8**: 1
- **goals8**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 609
- **totalgoals**: 73
- **nationalyears1**: 1989
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1992
- **nationalteam2**: England B national football team, England B
- **nationalcaps2**: 1
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 1992–2000
- **nationalteam3**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps3**: 53
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **manageryears1**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs1**: Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town
- **manageryears2**: 2007–2008
- **managerclubs2**: Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons
- **manageryears3**: 2008
- **managerclubs3**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **manageryears4**: 2009–2010
- **managerclubs4**: Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons
- **manageryears5**: 2010–2011
- **managerclubs5**: Notts County F.C., Notts County
- **manageryears6**: 2013–2014
- **managerclubs6**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **manageryears7**: 2022–2023
- **managerclubs7**: Reading F.C., Reading