Paul Mariner was an international footballer who represented England 35 times scoring 13 goals. His first cap was against Luxembourg on 30th March 1977 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Romania on 1st May 1985 aged 31. Mariner, born on 22nd May 1953, in Bolton, has a FA Legacy Number of 928 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Paul Mariner - 35 caps (13 goals)
- Full Name: Paul Mariner
- Born: 22nd May 1953, Bolton
- Died: 9th July 2021, aged 68
- England Career: 1977 - 1985
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Ipswich Town (33) & Arsenal (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 928
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Luxembourg (WCQ) on 30th March 1977 aged 23 years, 10 months, 8 days - Last Cap: v
Romania (WCQ) on 1st May 1985 aged 31 years, 11 month, 9 days - First Goal: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 12th October 1977 aged 24 years, 4 months, 21 day
- Career Length: 8 years, 32 days
- Starts: 30
- Substitute:
5 - Withdrawn:
8 - Full Games: 22
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 9
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 8
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
- FriendlyFR
- 6
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 5
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Competitive
- 29
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 3
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 11
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 19
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 2
- Neutral
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 23
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 3
- Lost
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 35
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 3
- Total
- 35
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 3
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Ron Greenwood- 24
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 2
- England Bobby Robson
- 9
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
- England Don Revie
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Ray Wilkins
- 25 Matches
- Kenny Sansom
- 23 Matches
- Peter Shilton
- 21 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 21 Matches
- Trevor Francis
- 18 Matches
- Phil Thompson
- 18 Matches
- Mick Mills
- 16 Matches
- Phil Neal
- 15 Matches
- Terry Butcher
- 15 Matches
- Steve Coppell
- 15 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 138 sources from 35 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ)
Arsenal, Cap: 35.
Age: 31 years, 11 month, 9 days. 
GDR, 1 - 0, 19th Sep 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 34.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 28 days.- LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ)
Ipswich Town, Cap: 33.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 25 days. 
HUN, 3 - 0, 12th Oct 1983 (ECQ) 
Ipswich Town, Cap: 32.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 21 day.
DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 31.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 30 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 23rd Feb 1983 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 30.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 1 day.
GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 29.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 26 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 28.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 22 days.- DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 27.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 0 days. 
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 26.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 14 days.- FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 25.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 7 days. 
KUW, 1 - 0, 25th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 24.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 3 days.
TCH, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 29 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 22.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 25 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 21.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 12 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 20.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 7 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 3 days.- HUN, 1 - 0, 18th Nov 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 27 days. 
NOR, 1 - 2, 9th Sep 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 18 days.- HUN, 3 - 1, 6th Jun 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 15 days. 
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 8 days.- ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 3 days. - SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 28 days. - NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 19 days. - ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF)
Ipswich Town, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 27 days. 
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Ipswich Town, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 24 days.
AUS, 2 - 1, 31st May 1980 (FR) Ipswich Town, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 9 days.- SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 2 days. 
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 29 days.- WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 26 days. - SCO, 1 - 0, 20th May 1978 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 29 days. - WAL, 3 - 1, 13th May 1978 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 22 days. - LUX, 2 - 0, 12th Oct 1977 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 21 day. - NIR, 2 - 1, 28th May 1977 (HC) Ipswich Town, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 6 days. - LUX, 5 - 0, 30th Mar 1977 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 8 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.