| Paul Kelly | |
| Fullname: | Paul Michael Kelly |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Bexley, England |
| Position: | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Youthyears2: | 1984–1986 |
| Youthclubs2: | FA School of Excellence |
| Youthyears3: | 1986–1990 |
| Youthclubs3: | West Ham United |
| Years1: | 1990–1991 |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1985–1986 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalteam2: | England Youth |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
Paul Michael Kelly (born 12 October 1969) is an English former footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder for West Ham United. He made a single appearance in the Football League.
Kelly played schoolboy football for England and spent two years at the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall between 1984 and 1986.[1] [2] He made 11 appearances for England Youth.[3]
After rejoining West Ham United as an apprentice, Kelly became a reserve team regular. He made a single Second Division appearance for West Ham, coming on as a second-half substitute for Steve Potts in a 1–2 defeat against Hull City on 20 January 1990. On 19 December, he made his only other first-team appearance, playing the full match against Luton Town in the second round of the 1990–91 Full Members' Cup, a match that ended in a 5–1 defeat.[1]
He was released in May 1991 and was picked up by Gillingham, where he played in a pre-season friendly against his old club, but thereafter gave up football.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||