Paul McGrath
| Position | Defender |
| Nationality | Republic of Ireland |
| Villa career | 1990-1997 — a goal every 32.1 games |
| Era | Saunders to the European Cup (1975–1992) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for Paul McGrath, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 42 | 42 | 3,771 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 30 | 30 | 2,642 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 40 | 36 | 3,289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | 30 | 29 | 2,541 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 142 | 137 | 12,243 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 5 | — | — |
First Division
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 35 | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | 35 | 35 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | 41 | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 111 | 111 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 24 | 23 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 30 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Europa League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 1,051 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £425k |
| Left for | £100k |
| Age on debut | 29 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 316 · 8 |
| Assists | 9 (19 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 20 yellow · 0 red |
| International career | 83 caps, 8 goals |
Assists, cards and fees are not recorded in the season-by-season tables above. Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.