Paul Kinnaird (born 11 November 1966) is a Scottish former footballer. He is now a fitness coach and has worked with Ayr United.

Paul Kinnaird
Personal information
Full name Paul Kinnaird[1]
Date of birth (1966-11-11) 11 November 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1984–1986 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Dundee United 18 (0)
1987–1988 Motherwell 34 (0)
1988–1991 St Mirren 57 (4)
1991–1993 Partick Thistle 33 (3)
1992–1993Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
1993 St Johnstone 3 (0)
1993Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
1993–1995 Derry City 32 (2)
1994Bohemians (loan) 12 (1)
1995 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
1995 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (0)
1995 Scarborough 3 (0)
1995–1997 Ayr United 45 (4)
1997 Leiftur 7 (0)
1997–1999 Stranraer 53 (5)
1998Leiftur (loan) 11 (0)
1999–2000 Ross County 47 (8)
1999Leiftur (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2001 Queen of the South 6 (0)
2001 Brechin City 13 (0)
2001 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
2001 Clydebank 4 (0)
2001–2002 Irvine Meadow XI
2002–2003 Muirkirk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His previous clubs include Norwich City, Dundee United, Motherwell, St Mirren and Partick Thistle, before briefly visiting England to play four times for Shrewsbury Town. A return to his homeland saw him play for St Johnstone, then move to Northern Ireland to play for Derry City in the League of Ireland. He made his League of Ireland debut on 17 October 1993 and scored 2 goals in 20 league appearances for Derry.

He then had brief spells with Dunfermline and Scarborough in 1995. He moved to Ayr United, who released him in May 1997. After a short spell in Iceland with Leiftur, Paul resurrected his career with Stranraer, scoring regularly in the Scottish First Division. In March 1999, he dropped two divisions to join Ross County. However, he faced his former colleagues at Stranraer next season as Ross gained promotion from the Third Division whilst Stranraer were relegated into Division Two.

Freed by Ross in the summer of 2000, Paul was linked with a transfer to Partick Thistle in September 2000 but instead joined Queen of the South in November 2000. Kinnaird moved to Brechin City in March 2001. Released at the end of the season, Paul contacted Partick to see if he could train with them and impressing their assistant manager, was set to join them for the fourth time. He later moved on to Clydebank and then to junior football sides Irvine Meadow and Muirkirk Juniors. In January 2003, he nearly joined Linlithgow Rose but the transfer fell through.

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Kinnaird". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Paul Kinnaird". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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