Paul McStay
Be the first in the stands
ScotlandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Paul Michael Lyons McStay, is a Scottish former professional footballer who spent his entire career with Celtic, making his senior debut in 1982 and retiring in 1997. He captained both Scotland and Celtic at all age levels. He was capped 76 times for his country and scored nine goals. He helped Celtic win three league titles, the last in 1988. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
7 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1985–1992The archive holds 7 team sheets naming Paul McStay in Scotland's starting line-up, from 1985-12-04 to 1992-06-18.
7 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Scotland (1 goal, 1992) — McStay · Scotland
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1984–1992| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-06-18 |  Russiaplayed as CIS | W3–0(n) | 7' | UEFA Euro | Norrköping |
| 1991-11-13 |  San Marino | W4–0(h) | 10' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1988-09-14 |  Norway | W2–1(a) | 14' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
| 1987-10-14 |  Belgium | W2–0(h) | 79' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1987-04-01 | Belgium | L1–4(a) | 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1984-10-17 |  Iceland | W3–0(h) | 26' 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Glasgow |
Honours
20 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours20 | ||||
| Scottish Cup | ×6 | 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95 | Celtic | |
| Scottish League Cup | ×5 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1994–95 | Celtic | |
| Scottish Premier Division | ×3 | 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88 | Celtic | |
| Dentyne Trophy | ×1 | 1980 | Scotland U16 | |
| Dubai Champions Cup | ×1 | 1989 | Celtic | |
| Glasgow Cup | ×1 | 1981–82 | Celtic | |
| Rous Cup | ×1 | 1985 | Scotland | |
| UEFA Youth Championship | ×1 | 1982 | Scotland U18 | |
| Victory Shield | ×1 | 1980 | Scotland U16 | |
| Individual honours6 | ||||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | 1984 | |||
| SFWA Footballer of the Year | 1987–88 | |||
| SPFA Players' Player of the Year | 1987–88 | |||
| SPFA Young Player of the Year | 1982–83 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Scotland national football team roll of honour | 1990 | |||
| Scottish Football Hall of Fame | 2010 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | 1996 | |||