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McGrath</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:McGrath,_Paul.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/McGrath%2C_Paul.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding:0.2em 0 0 0;">McGrath in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Paul McGrath<sup id="cite_ref-Hugman_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hugman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1959-12-04</span>) </span>4 December 1959<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><sup id="cite_ref-Hugman_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hugman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Greenford" title="Greenford">Greenford</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Centre_back" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre back">Centre back</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hugman_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hugman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Fatima Rangers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Dalkey United</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1981–1982</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">St Patrick's Athletic</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 26</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1982–1989</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 163</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1989–1996</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 253</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (9)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1996–1997</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 24</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1997</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 7</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1997–1998</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>478</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(25)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1985–1997</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 83</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Paul McGrath</b> (born 4 December 1959) is an Irish former professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a>, who played as a <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)">defender</a>. McGrath is widely considered to be one of the greatest defenders of all time and was known by the nickname 'God' at <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>. Mainly a <a href="/wiki/Centre_back" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre back">centre back</a>, he also played as <a href="/wiki/Defensive_midfielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive midfielder">defensive midfielder</a>. He spent the majority of his career at Villa and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> (seven seasons apiece). He is one of only six defenders to have won the <a href="/wiki/PFA_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" title="PFA Players' Player of the Year">PFA Players' Player of the Year</a> award. He also played for <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">St Patrick's Athletic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a>. </p><p>Also a long-time member of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland national team</a>, he appeared at the <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">1990</a> and <a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1994 FIFA World Cup">1994</a> <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cups</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988" title="UEFA Euro 1988">UEFA Euro 1988</a>, the team's first-ever international tournament. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McGrath was born in <a href="/wiki/Greenford" title="Greenford">Greenford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex" title="Middlesex">Middlesex</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hugman_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hugman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to a Nigerian father who met his Irish mother during his medical studies in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father disappeared soon after his conception. His mother, Betty McGrath, was terrified that her father would find out she had become pregnant outside marriage and in an <a href="/wiki/Miscegenation" title="Miscegenation">interracial relationship</a>. She travelled in secret to London to have her child, who was considered <a href="/wiki/Legitimacy_(family_law)" title="Legitimacy (family law)">illegitimate</a>. She was strongly advised to give her son up for <a href="/wiki/Adoption" title="Adoption">adoption</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Mother_and_Baby_Homes_Commission_of_Investigation" title="Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation">Mother and Baby home</a> in <a href="/wiki/Acton,_London" title="Acton, London">Acton</a>, where she refused to do so numerous times. Upon her arrival back in her hometown Paul was forcibly taken away from her, placed with a foster family and later transferred to the Smyly Trust Home. This was arranged and carried out by the Catholic Crusade members in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was assumed that Betty McGrath gave him up for <a href="/wiki/Fostering" class="mw-redirect" title="Fostering">fostering</a> in Ireland when he was four weeks old.<sup id="cite_ref-mcrae_2006_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcrae_2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he was five years old, one of the daughters of the family he had been fostered by came to Betty to say they could not control him. At that stage, his mother had him back for a number of days before having to put him into an orphanage. Despite being Paul McGrath on his birth certificate, the admission form required the name of the father, hence he was known as Paul Nwobilo for a time.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Betty would later have a second black child, a daughter named Okune, and both Betty and Okune would visit Paul while he was in care. Regretting giving Paul into care, Betty kept Okune with her, but growing up, this caused confusion within Paul who also wanted to live with her.<sup id="cite_ref-Battling_to_be_Irish_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Battling_to_be_Irish-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Magill_Real_Macca_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magill_Real_Macca-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IT_Black_Pearl_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IT_Black_Pearl-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McGrath remained in various forms of foster care around Dublin until he turned 18. In his later teenage years, he was able to reconcile with his mother, as well as his maternal grandfather.<sup id="cite_ref-Battling_to_be_Irish_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Battling_to_be_Irish-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Magill_Real_Macca_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magill_Real_Macca-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1979, McGrath had begun to excel in sports, playing for the youth football club Dalkey United. However, it was at this time that McGrath suffered a "catastrophic mental breakdown" that would ultimately last for an entire year. McGrath was placed in the psychiatric hospital <a href="/wiki/St._John_of_God_Hospital,_Stillorgan" title="St. John of God Hospital, Stillorgan">St. John of God in Stillorgan</a>; there McGrath remained in a "trance-like state, unspeaking, incontinent and covered in bedsores" while Doctors feared that McGrath may never walk again.<sup id="cite_ref-Magill_Real_Macca_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magill_Real_Macca-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath was eventually able to recover from his episode and resume his sporting career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_career">Club career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Club career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St_Patrick's_Athletic"><span id="St_Patrick.27s_Athletic"></span>St Patrick's Athletic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: St Patrick's Athletic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg/220px-Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg/330px-Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg/440px-Paul_McGrath_Inchicore_traffic_light_box.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2426" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Street_art" title="Street art">Street art</a> dedicated to McGrath outside <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Park_(football_ground)" title="Richmond Park (football ground)">Richmond Park</a>, home ground of his first club <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">St Patrick's Athletic</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>McGrath made his debut for <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">St Patrick's Athletic</a> in a <a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland_Cup" title="League of Ireland Cup">League of Ireland Cup</a> clash with <a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C." title="Shamrock Rovers F.C.">Shamrock Rovers</a> on 30 August 1981 at <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Park_(football_ground)" title="Richmond Park (football ground)">Richmond Park</a>. He scored the winner in his next game in a <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Senior_Cup_(association_football)" title="Leinster Senior Cup (association football)">Leinster Senior Cup</a> clash.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manager Charlie Walker stated in his notes in the match programme that <i>"Since the end of last season I have been acquiring new players: three are local lads from junior clubs- Billy Reid (Fatima Rangers), Paul McGrath (Dalkey United) and John Cleary (Ballyfermot United). Given a time and a little encouragement I feel that by the end of the season they will have done the club proud."</i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ultimately excelled at <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">The Saints</a>, earning the nickname "The Black Pearl of <a href="/wiki/Inchicore" title="Inchicore">Inchicore</a>" and winning the <a href="/wiki/PFAI_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" title="PFAI Players' Player of the Year">PFAI Players' Player of the Year</a> award for 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-loved_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loved-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manchester_United">Manchester United</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Manchester United"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, McGrath moved to <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>, then managed by <a href="/wiki/Ron_Atkinson" title="Ron Atkinson">Ron Atkinson</a>. He missed out on a place in the <a href="/wiki/1983_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 FA Cup Final">FA Cup</a> victory over <a href="/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C." title="Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.">Brighton & Hove Albion</a> the following year but soon ousted <a href="/wiki/Gordon_McQueen" title="Gordon McQueen">Gordon McQueen</a> to become the regular partner to <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Moran_(footballer)" title="Kevin Moran (footballer)">Kevin Moran</a> in the centre of defence.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_in_English_football" title="1985–86 in English football">1985–86</a>, it appeared that McGrath was on course to pick up a league title medal after United won their first 10 league games of the season, but injuries to key players including <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Robson" title="Bryan Robson">Bryan Robson</a> soon took their toll on the side and they eventually finished fourth in the table, 12 points behind champions <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dismal start to the <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_in_English_football" title="1986–87 in English football">1986–87 season</a> saw Ron Atkinson sacked as manager and replaced by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Ferguson" title="Alex Ferguson">Alex Ferguson</a> in November 1986, but McGrath initially remained a regular member of the first team. United finished second behind Liverpool in the league a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_in_English_football" title="1988–89 in English football">1988–89 season</a>, McGrath was struggling with knee injuries and was becoming a less regular member of the first team, facing competition from new signings <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bruce" title="Steve Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mal_Donaghy" title="Mal Donaghy">Mal Donaghy</a>. His relationship with manager Ferguson was becoming strained.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aston_Villa">Aston Villa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aston Villa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the late 1980s, McGrath was offered terms at <a href="/wiki/S.S.C._Napoli" class="mw-redirect" title="S.S.C. Napoli">S.S.C. Napoli</a>, but the deal did not come to fruition.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath signed for Aston Villa in August 1989. While at Villa, McGrath played some of the best football of his career, despite recurrent problems in his knees. Villa came close to winning the title in McGrath's <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Football_League" title="1989–90 Football League">first season</a>, finishing second to <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>. <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Football_League" title="1990–91 Football League">The next season</a> saw the club fighting relegation for much of the campaign after boss <a href="/wiki/Graham_Taylor" title="Graham Taylor">Graham Taylor</a> left to take control of <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>. Despite the managerial upheaval, McGrath's performances continued to impress. Under <a href="/wiki/Jozef_Venglo%C5%A1" title="Jozef Vengloš">Jozef Vengloš</a>, the first top-flight manager to hail from the European mainland, McGrath became a consistent mainstay of the Villa lineup. After Vengloš' <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_AVFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1990–91 AVFC season">solitary season (1990–91)</a> at Villa, Ron Atkinson took over, building a decent squad in the early Premier League era. In the inaugural season of the Premier League (1992–93), Aston Villa again finished as <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_FA_Premier_League" title="1992–93 FA Premier League">runners-up</a>, behind Manchester United. As a sign of the regard he was now held in by his fellow professionals, McGrath won the <a href="/wiki/PFA_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" title="PFA Players' Player of the Year">PFA Players' Player of the Year</a> award at the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He played his final game as a professional for Sheffield United against <a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town_F.C." title="Ipswich Town F.C.">Ipswich Town</a> on 9 November 1997, just before his 38th birthday. He officially retired at the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_career">International career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, the Republic of Ireland <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)" title="1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)">qualified</a> for its first <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">1990</a> in Italy, eventually reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost to the hosts (1–0 in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>), with McGrath ever present in the lineups (five matches, 480 minutes played). He <a href="/wiki/Captain_(association_football)" title="Captain (association football)">captained</a> the team four times in 1992 after the retirement of <a href="/wiki/Mick_McCarthy" title="Mick McCarthy">Mick McCarthy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Republic of Ireland's opening game of the 1994 World Cup – a 1–0 win against favourites Italy, thanks to <a href="/wiki/Ray_Houghton" title="Ray Houghton">Ray Houghton</a>'s early goal – in a perfect example of his commitment to the game, McGrath put up an astonishing defensive performance despite excruciating knee problems, including blocking a shot from <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" title="Roberto Baggio">Roberto Baggio</a> with his face.<sup id="cite_ref-loved_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loved-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-professional_football_life">Post-professional football life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-professional football life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McGrath suffers from <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a> and missed occasional matches as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/FourFourTwo" title="FourFourTwo">FourFourTwo</a>, he admitted to playing football while still under the influence of alcohol; additionally, his recurrent knee problems resulted in him undergoing a total of eight operations during his career. McGrath's autobiography, <i>Back from the Brink</i>, co-written with journalist <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Hogan" title="Vincent Hogan">Vincent Hogan</a>, was the inaugural winner of the <a href="/wiki/William_Hill_Irish_Sports_Book_of_the_Year" title="William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year">William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year</a> (2006).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon retiring, he settled in <a href="/wiki/Monageer" title="Monageer">Monageer</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Wexford" title="County Wexford">County Wexford</a>. In 2004, one year after being taken to court, charged with a breach of the peace,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath returned to the football world after five years, moving to <a href="/wiki/Waterford_United_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Waterford United F.C.">Waterford United</a> in Ireland as <a href="/wiki/Director_of_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Director of football">director of football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, McGrath recorded a cover version of the <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Goffin" title="Gerry Goffin">Gerry Goffin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Back" title="Goin' Back">Goin' Back</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He followed that single up with an 11 track album released in 2011 with profits going to his two designated charities the Acquired Brain Injury Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 June 2013, McGrath was arrested over an alleged public order offence at a hotel in <a href="/wiki/County_Offaly" title="County Offaly">County Offaly</a>. He was bailed and appeared at <a href="/wiki/Tullamore" title="Tullamore">Tullamore</a> district court on 17 July.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paul's half-sister Okune McGrath died in March 1994 due to complications stemming from a lifelong rare blood disorder.<sup id="cite_ref-Heart_is_breaking_2020_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heart_is_breaking_2020-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their mother Betty McGrath-Lowth died 4 September 2020, aged 83.<sup id="cite_ref-Heart_is_breaking_2020_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heart_is_breaking_2020-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a result of the trauma of his early life and the subsequent alcoholism, McGrath has openly discussed through his autobiography and through interviews that he suffered through at least four major suicide attempts in his life. One attempt came in November 1989 after Manchester United sold him to Aston Villa.<sup id="cite_ref-mcrae_2006_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcrae_2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath would return to play for Aston Villa on 5 November 1989, in a 6–2 victory over Everton, but during the game had to hide wounds to his wrists using wristbands.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until he got his drinking under control in the 2010s,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the precariousness of McGrath's long-term mental health impacted his family life; McGrath has been divorced twice.<sup id="cite_ref-mcrae_2006_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcrae_2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, McGrath claimed to have been roughly <a href="/wiki/High-functioning_alcoholic" title="High-functioning alcoholic">functional</a> since 2014, although admitted to still occasionally consuming alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-Hogan_interview_2019_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogan_interview_2019-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McGrath is the father of five sons and a daughter, and, as of 2019, has five grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-Hogan_interview_2019_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogan_interview_2019-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club">Club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Club </th> <th rowspan="2">Season </th> <th colspan="3">League </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Other </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Athletic_F.C." title="St Patrick's Athletic F.C.">St Patrick's Athletic</a><sup id="cite_ref-nft_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nft-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_League_of_Ireland" title="1981–82 League of Ireland">1981–82</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland" title="League of Ireland">League of Ireland</a> </td> <td>26</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>32</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1982–83 Manchester United F.C. season">1982–83</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season">1983–84</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1984–85 Manchester United F.C. season">1984–85</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>32</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1985–86 Manchester United F.C. season">1985–86</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>40</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>53</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season">1986–87</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>35</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>40</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1987–88 Manchester United F.C. season">1987–88</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>24</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1988–89 Manchester United F.C. season">1988–89</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>20</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>163</th> <th>12</th> <th>18</th> <th>2</th> <th>22</th> <th>2</th> <th>203</th> <th>16 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season">1989–90</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>35</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>47</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1990–91 Aston Villa F.C. season">1990–91</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>35</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1991–92 Aston Villa F.C. season">1991–92</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>41</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>48</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1992–93 Aston Villa F.C. season">1992–93</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> </td> <td>42</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1993–94 Aston Villa F.C. season">1993–94</a> </td> <td>Premier League </td> <td>30</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season">1994–95</a> </td> <td>Premier League </td> <td>40</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>49</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1995–96 Aston Villa F.C. season">1995–96</a> </td> <td>Premier League </td> <td>30</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>40</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1996–97 Aston Villa F.C. season">1996–97</a> </td> <td>Premier League </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>253</th> <th>9</th> <th>24</th> <th>0</th> <th>46</th> <th>1</th> <th>323</th> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Derby_County_F.C._season" title="1996–97 Derby County F.C. season">1996–97</a> </td> <td>Premier League </td> <td>24</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>26</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sheffield_United_F.C._season" title="1997–98 Sheffield United F.C. season">1997–98</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Career total </th> <th>478</th> <th>25</th> <th>47</th> <th>2</th> <th>73</th> <th>4</th> <th>598</th> <th>31 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Appearances and goals by national team and year<sup id="cite_ref-nft_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nft-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>National team</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland</a> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td>7</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td>6</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td>9</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td>8</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>83</th> <th>8 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Manchester United</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/1985_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 FA Cup Final">1984–85</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aston Villa</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">Football League Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Football_League_Cup" title="1993–94 Football League Cup">1993–94</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Football_League_Cup" title="1995–96 Football League Cup">1995–96</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Individual</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PFAI_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" title="PFAI Players' Player of the Year">PFAI Players' Player of the Year</a>: 1982</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PFA_Team_of_the_Year" title="PFA Team of the Year">PFA Team of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Football_League#First_Division" title="1985–86 Football League">1985–86 First Division</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="1992–93 Premier League">1992–93 Premier League</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAI_International_Football_Awards" title="FAI International Football Awards">FAI Senior International Player of the Year</a>: 1990, 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PFA_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" title="PFA Players' Player of the Year">PFA Players' Player of the Year</a>: 1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_100_Legends" title="Football League 100 Legends">Football League 100 Legends</a>: 1998 (inducted)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="English Football Hall of Fame">English Football Hall of Fame</a>: 2015 (inducted)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Ireland" title="Football Association of Ireland">FAI</a> Hall of Fame: 2020 (inducted)<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> Player of the Season: <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season">1989–90</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1990–91 Aston Villa F.C. season">1990–91</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1991–92 Aston Villa F.C. season">1991–92</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1992–93 Aston Villa F.C. season">1992–93</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_McGrath_(footballer)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_on_the_postage_stamps_of_Ireland" title="List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland">List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Republic_of_Ireland_international_footballers_born_outside_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland">List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 July</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Aston+Villa+FC&rft.atitle=Villa%27s+Fab+50+top+player+countdown%3A+4+Paul+McGrath&rft.date=2011-07-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avfc.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fvillas-fab-50-top-player-countdown-4-paul-mcgrath&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+McGrath+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcGrathHogan2006" class="citation cs2">McGrath, Paul; Hogan, Vincent (2006), <i>Back From the Brink</i>, Arrow, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-09-949955-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-09-949955-8"><bdi>978-0-09-949955-8</bdi></a></cite><span 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0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Hunter_(footballer)" title="Norman Hunter (footballer)">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Colin_Todd" title="Colin Todd">Todd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Jennings" title="Pat Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Gray_(footballer,_born_1955)" title="Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955)">Gray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Shilton" title="Peter Shilton">Shilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Liam_Brady" title="Liam Brady">Brady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Terry_McDermott" title="Terry McDermott">McDermott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/John_Wark" title="John Wark">Wark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Keegan" title="Kevin 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Rooney">Rooney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Bale" title="Gareth Bale">Bale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Robin_van_Persie" title="Robin van Persie">Van Persie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Bale" title="Gareth Bale">Bale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Luis Suárez">Suárez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Eden_Hazard" title="Eden Hazard">Hazard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez" title="Riyad Mahrez">Mahrez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/N%27Golo_Kant%C3%A9" title="N'Golo Kanté">Kanté</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Salah" title="Mohamed Salah">Salah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk" title="Virgil van Dijk">Van Dijk</a></span></li> <li><span 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Byrne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <abbr title="Paddy Dillon">Dillon</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Doolin" title="Paul Doolin">Doolin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <abbr title="Mark Ennis">Ennis</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Morley_(footballer)" title="Pat Morley (footballer)">Morley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Fenlon" title="Pat Fenlon">Fenlon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <abbr title="Donal O'Brien">O'Brien</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Geoghegan" title="Stephen Geoghegan">Geoghegan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Liam_Coyle_(footballer,_born_1968)" title="Liam Coyle (footballer, born 1968)">Coyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gormley" title="Eddie Gormley">Gormley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hutton_(footballer)" title="Peter Hutton (footballer)">Hutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Scully" title="Pat Scully">Scully</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Osam" title="Paul Osam">Osam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Fenlon" title="Pat Fenlon">Fenlon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Crowe" title="Glen Crowe">Crowe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Owen_Heary" title="Owen Heary">Heary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Crowe" title="Glen Crowe">Crowe</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jason_Byrne_(footballer)" title="Jason Byrne (footballer)">Jas. 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background:white; color:#CE1124; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0B0B3F, inset -2px -2px 0 #0B0B3F;;width:1%">Players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center; background:white; color:#CE1124; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0B0B3F, inset -2px -2px 0 #0B0B3F;;width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Adams" title="Tony Adams">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Allchurch" title="Ivor Allchurch">Allchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viv_Anderson" title="Viv Anderson">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles" title="Osvaldo Ardiles">Ardiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Armfield" title="Jimmy Armfield">Armfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Ball_Jr." title="Alan Ball Jr.">Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Banks" title="Gordon Banks">Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Barnes" title="John Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Bastin" title="Cliff Bastin">Bastin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Batson" title="Brendon Batson">Batson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Beardsley" title="Peter Beardsley">Beardsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Bell_(footballer,_born_1946)" title="Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Bergkamp" title="Dennis Bergkamp">Bergkamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Beckham" title="David Beckham">Beckham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Best" title="George Best">Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Blanchflower" title="Danny Blanchflower">Blanchflower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bloomer" title="Steve Bloomer">Bloomer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bonds" title="Billy Bonds">Bonds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Brady" title="Liam Brady">Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bremner" title="Billy Bremner">Bremner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Brooking" title="Trevor Brooking">Brooking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Buchan" title="Charlie Buchan">Buchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Butcher" title="Terry Butcher">Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Callaghan" title="Ian Callaghan">Callaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantona" title="Eric Cantona">Cantona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raich_Carter" title="Raich Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Charles" title="John Charles">Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Charlton" title="Bobby Charlton">B. Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Charlton" title="Jack Charlton">J. Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Clemence" title="Ray Clemence">Clemence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Cohen" title="George Cohen">Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Crompton" title="Bob Crompton">Crompton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish" title="Kenny Dalglish">Dalglish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_Dean" title="Dixie Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Doherty_(footballer)" title="Peter Doherty (footballer)">Doherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Edwards" title="Duncan Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Fashanu" title="Justin Fashanu">Fashanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Ferdinand" title="Rio Ferdinand">Ferdinand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Finney" title="Tom Finney">Finney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughie_Gallacher" title="Hughie Gallacher">Gallacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne" title="Paul Gascoigne">Gascoigne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Gerrard" title="Steven Gerrard">Gerrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Giggs" title="Ryan Giggs">Giggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Giles" title="Johnny Giles">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gray_(footballer,_born_1948)" title="Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)">Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Greaves" title="Jimmy Greaves">Greaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Hansen" title="Alan Hansen">Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Haynes" title="Johnny Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thierry_Henry" title="Thierry Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hoddle" title="Glenn Hoddle">Hoddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlyn_Hughes" title="Emlyn Hughes">E. Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hughes" title="Mark Hughes">M. Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hunt" title="Roger Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Hunter_(footballer)" title="Norman Hunter (footballer)">Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hurst" title="Geoff Hurst">Hurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ince" title="Paul Ince">Ince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Irwin" title="Denis Irwin">Irwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_James_(footballer)" title="Alex James (footballer)">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Jennings" title="Pat Jennings">Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Jones_(Welsh_footballer)" title="Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer)">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Keane" title="Roy Keane">Keane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Keegan" title="Kevin Keegan">Keegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Kompany" title="Vincent Kompany">Kompany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lampard" title="Frank Lampard">Lampard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Law" title="Denis Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lawrenson" title="Mark Lawrenson">Lawrenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lawton" title="Tommy Lawton">Lawton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Lee_(footballer)" title="Francis Lee (footballer)">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Leslie_(English_footballer)" title="Jack Leslie (English footballer)">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Le_Tissier" title="Matt Le Tissier">Le Tissier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Liddell" title="Billy Liddell">Liddell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Lineker" title="Gary Lineker">Lineker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Lofthouse" title="Nat Lofthouse">Lofthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Mackay" title="Dave Mackay">Mackay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilf_Mannion" title="Wilf Mannion">Mannion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Matthews" title="Stanley Matthews">Matthews</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McIlroy" title="Jimmy McIlroy">McIlroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McLintock" title="Frank McLintock">McLintock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Meredith" title="Billy Meredith">Meredith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Milburn" title="Jackie Milburn">Milburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Moore" title="Bobby Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Mortensen" title="Stan Mortensen">Mortensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Mullery" title="Alan Mullery">Mullery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Neville" title="Gary Neville">Neville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Owen" title="Michael Owen">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Pearce" title="Stuart Pearce">Pearce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Peters" title="Martin Peters">Peters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alf_Ramsey" title="Alf Ramsey">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyrille_Regis" title="Cyrille Regis">Regis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Roberts" title="Charlie Roberts">Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robertson_(footballer,_born_1953)" title="John Robertson (footballer, born 1953)">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Robson" title="Bryan Robson">Br. Robson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Rush" title="Ian Rush">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Schmeichel" title="Peter Schmeichel">Schmeichel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Scholes" title="Paul Scholes">Scholes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Seaman" title="David Seaman">Seaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Shackleton" title="Len Shackleton">Shackleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Shearer" title="Alan Shearer">Shearer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teddy_Sheringham" title="Teddy Sheringham">Sheringham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Shilton" title="Peter Shilton">Shilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Souness" title="Graeme Souness">Souness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neville_Southall" title="Neville Southall">Southall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Speed" title="Gary Speed">Speed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clem_Stephenson" title="Clem Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobby_Stiles" title="Nobby Stiles">Stiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Strachan" title="Gordon Strachan">Strachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Summerbee" title="Mike Summerbee">Summerbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Swift" title="Frank Swift">Swift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Trautmann" title="Bert Trautmann">Trautmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Tull" title="Walter Tull">Tull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Vieira" title="Patrick Vieira">Vieira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wharton" title="Arthur Wharton">Wharton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Wilkins" title="Ray Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)">B. 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href="/wiki/Gerry_Peyton" title="Gerry Peyton">Peyton</a></span></span></li> <li>17 <span class="vcard agent"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Byrne_(footballer,_born_1961)" title="John Byrne (footballer, born 1961)">Byrne</a></span></span></li> <li>18 <span class="vcard agent"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Sheridan_(footballer)" title="John Sheridan (footballer)">Sheridan</a></span></span></li> <li>19 <span class="vcard agent"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(footballer,_born_1959)" title="John Anderson (footballer, born 1959)">Anderson</a></span></span></li> <li>20 <span class="vcard agent"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Niall_Quinn" title="Niall Quinn">Quinn</a></span></span></li> <li><span class="vcard agent">Coach: <span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Charlton" title="Jack Charlton">Charlton</a></span></span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="flagicon"><span 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Peyton">Peyton</a></span></span></li> <li><span class="vcard agent">Coach: <span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Charlton" title="Jack Charlton">Charlton</a></span></span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/75px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/100px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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