Paul Carlyle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Carlyle | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coleraine F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986-1987 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 1987-1988 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1988-1996 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 1996-1997 | Portadown | 15 | (1) |
| 1997-1998 | Dundalk | 28 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011-2012 | Institute | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul Carlyle (born 19 July 1967 in Derry) is a former Northern Irish footballer and currently a manager.
Carlyle, nicknamed 'Storky', played for Derry City in the League of Ireland and was an important member of their historic treble-winning squad in the 1988-89 season. In June 1989 after a trial at Liverpool he represented the League of Ireland in a quadrangular international tournament in Trinidad & Tobago.[1]
He scored what is remembered as a great goal on a momentous European Cup occasion in the Brandywell against Benfica when he drilled a shot past the keeper into the roof of the net.[2]
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1987 and made his debut on the 23rd at Longford. In total he made twenty total appearances including two in the 1987–88 European Cup.
He made his League of Ireland debut for Derry at Cobh Ramblers on the 19th of October 1986 after moving from Coleraine.
Trialed at Manchester United in February 1990.
His older brother Hilary played for Finn Harps, Dundalk (where he scored in the European Cup) and in the North American Soccer League.
Paul (Storky) is a life long Liverpool supporter.
Paul is a former manager of Institute, having taken up the role in 2011 after the resignation of John Gregg and leaving the club in December 2012.[3]
In late 2014, Paul had a fall and was almost confined to a wheel chair for the remainder of his life. Doctors told him that he would never walk again bit a mere 4 months later, Paul was walking again and found god. He is now pursuing a major role in the Catholic Church.
Honours
- League of Ireland
- Derry City F.C. 1988/89
- FAI Cup
- Derry City F.C. 1989
- League of Ireland Cup: 4
- Derry City F.C. 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94
- League of Ireland First Division Shield:
- Derry City F.C. 1985/86
- LFA Presidents Cup
- Shamrock Rovers - 1987/88