Paul Kay (soccer)
Introduction '''Paul Kay''' is an Australian former soccer player. Kay played 137 matches in the National Soccer League between 1978 and 1991 for Newcastle KB United, St. George, Wollongong City, Sydney City, Blacktown City, and Wollongong Macedonia. He also spent a stint in England for Charlton Athletic but was unable to break into the first team.
Playing career ===Club career===Kay joined St George in 1978.In late 1981, Kay headed to England to trial with Second Division team Charlton Athletic. After ten weeks with the club, he signed a two-year contract with a $10,000 transfer fee.On his return to Australia, Kay signed for Sydney City, though his return was delayed by a dispute between his new club and his former club Wollongong Wolves over his contract status. Kay transferred from Sydney City to Blacktown City mid-way through the 1986 National Soccer League season with the fee reported to be $9,000.===International career===Kay made his debut for Australia at the 1980 Oceania Cup. He scored four times at the tournament, including two goals in the final, which Australia won 4–2 over Tahiti. Because of the nature of the opposition, only one match of the tournament counted as a full international match. He only played two further full international matches for Australia, the last being against Taiwan in September 1981.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeague DivisionAppsGoals Newcastle KB United  1978  National Soccer League  3  0Total  3  0 St George  1978  National Soccer League  7  0  1979  National Soccer League  6  0  1980  National Soccer League  17  2 Total   30  2 Wollongong Wolves  1981  National Soccer League  6  0 Total  6  0 Charlton Athletic  1981–82  Second Division  0  0 1982–83  Second Division  0  0 Total  0  0 Sydney City  1983  National Soccer League  24  1 1984  National Soccer League  27  3 1985  National Soccer League  10  0 1986  National Soccer League  3  0 Total  64  4 Blacktown City  1986  National Soccer League  11  21987  NSW Division 1    1988  NSW Division 1     Wollongong Macedonia  1989  NSW Division 1    1990  NSW Division 1    1990–91  National Soccer League  23  0
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