Paul Merson
145appearances
19goals
#727legacy number
| Position | Forward |
| Nationality | England |
| Villa career | 1998-2002 — a goal every 7.6 games |
| Captaincy | 2001–2002 |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
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 Merson, 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.
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 26 | 21 | 1,889 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | 32 | 24 | 2,225 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | 38 | 38 | 3,364 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | 21 | 18 | 1,577 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — |
| Total | 117 | 101 | 9,055 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 58 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 16 | — | — |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
UEFA Intertoto 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £5.40m |
| Left for | Free |
| Age on debut | 30 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 125 · 19 |
| Assists | 24 (43 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 7 yellow · 1 red |
| International career | 21 caps, 3 goals |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.