Paul Kitson

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

88th all-time scorer230th for appearances

Born: 9 Jan 1971Murton, County Durham
Shirt: #9, #12
Debut: 15 Feb 1997at Derby County, aged 26
Last game: 9 Feb 2002at Bolton Wanderers, aged 31

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

52 starts, 21 from the bench

Goals

0.27 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1996/97, 8 in 14 appearances.

Shooting by season, all competitions

	Standard
Season	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT
2001/02	3
2000/01	0
1999/00	1
1998/99	3
1997/98	5
1996/97	8
Career	20

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

20 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Premier League	18	63 apps
League Cup	1	5 apps
FA Cup	1	5 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 24 Feb 1997, v Tottenham Hotspur 4–3

Latest goal: 19 Nov 2001, at Charlton Athletic 4–4

Hat-trick: 3 May 1997, v Sheffield Wednesday 5–1

Hat-trick: 19 Nov 2001, at Charlton Athletic 4–4

With him, without him

15 Feb 1997 to 9 Feb 2002

When he played

1.36

points per game

26 W 21 D 26 L

73 games · 1.25 scored · 1.41 conceded

36% wins

When he didn't

1.41

points per game

58 W 39 D 54 L

151 games · 1.35 scored · 1.34 conceded

38% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

15 Feb 1997Debutat Derby County 1–0 1996/97
24 Feb 1997First goalv Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 1996/97
3 May 1997Hat-trickv Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 1996/97
13 Dec 199710th goalv Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1997/98
3 Oct 199950th appearancev Arsenal 2–1 1999/00
19 Nov 2001Hat-trickat Charlton Athletic 4–4 2001/02
9 Feb 2002Last appearanceat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 2001/02

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

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Fouls committed

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Fouls drawn

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Penalties won

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Penalties conceded

Season	Min	Yel	Red	Fouls	Drawn	Pen won	Pen cons.
2001/02
2000/01
1999/00
1998/99		2
1997/98		2
1996/97		2

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
2001/02	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
2001/02	Premier League	7	3	–	3	–
2000/01	Premier League	2	0	–	0	–
1999/00	FA Cup	1	0	–	0	–
1999/00	League Cup	3	0	–	1	–
1999/00	Premier League	10	4	–	0	–
1998/99	Premier League	17	13	–	3	–
1997/98	FA Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1997/98	League Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1997/98	Premier League	13	12	–	4	–
1996/97	Premier League	14	14	–	8	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
9 Feb 2002	PL	at Bolton Wanderers	0–1	L	(sub)
6 Feb 2002	FAC	Chelsea	2–3	L
6 Jan 2002	FAC	at Macclesfield Town	3–0	W
22 Dec 2001	PL	at Leicester City	1–1	D	(sub)
1 Dec 2001	PL	at Sunderland	0–1	L
24 Nov 2001	PL	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
19 Nov 2001	PL	at Charlton Athletic	4–4	D		3
24 Oct 2001	PL	Chelsea	2–1	W	(sub)
29 Sept 2001	PL	at Everton	0–5	L	(sub)
26 Aug 2000	PL	Manchester United	2–2	D	(sub)
23 Aug 2000	PL	Leicester City	0–1	L	(sub)
18 Mar 2000	PL	Chelsea	0–0	D	(sub)
26 Feb 2000	PL	Everton	0–4	L
12 Feb 2000	PL	Bradford City	5–4	W	(sub)
15 Dec 1999	LC	Aston Villa	2–2	D	(sub)
11 Dec 1999	FAC	at Tranmere Rovers	0–1	L	(sub)
6 Dec 1999	PL	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	D
30 Nov 1999	LC	at Birmingham City	3–2	W	(sub)	1
27 Nov 1999	PL	Liverpool	1–0	W	(sub)
30 Oct 1999	PL	at Leeds United	0–1	L
27 Oct 1999	PL	at Liverpool	0–1	L
24 Oct 1999	PL	Sunderland	1–1	D	(sub)
13 Oct 1999	LC	AFC Bournemouth	2–0	W	(sub)
3 Oct 1999	PL	Arsenal	2–1	W	(sub)
16 Aug 1999	PL	at Aston Villa	2–2	D	(sub)
10 Apr 1999	PL	at Leicester City	0–0	D
5 Apr 1999	PL	Charlton Athletic	0–1	L
2 Apr 1999	PL	at Aston Villa	0–0	D
20 Mar 1999	PL	Newcastle United	2–0	W		1
13 Mar 1999	PL	at Chelsea	1–0	W		1
6 Mar 1999	PL	at Southampton	0–1	L	(sub)
13 Feb 1999	PL	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
6 Feb 1999	PL	Arsenal	0–4	L
30 Jan 1999	PL	at Wimbledon	0–0	D
16 Jan 1999	PL	Sheffield Wednesday	0–4	L	(sub)
28 Nov 1998	PL	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
22 Nov 1998	PL	at Derby County	2–0	W
14 Nov 1998	PL	Leicester City	3–2	W		1
8 Nov 1998	PL	Chelsea	1–1	D
31 Oct 1998	PL	at Newcastle United	3–0	W
24 Oct 1998	PL	at Charlton Athletic	2–4	L	(sub)
17 Oct 1998	PL	Aston Villa	0–0	D	(sub)
5 May 1998	PL	at Crystal Palace	3–3	D
2 May 1998	PL	at Liverpool	0–5	L
25 Apr 1998	PL	Southampton	2–4	L	(sub)
14 Feb 1998	FAC	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	D		1
7 Feb 1998	PL	at Newcastle United	1–0	W
6 Jan 1998	LC	Arsenal	1–2	L
3 Jan 1998	FAC	Emley	2–1	W
28 Dec 1997	PL	at Wimbledon	2–1	W		1
26 Dec 1997	PL	Coventry City	1–0	W		1
20 Dec 1997	PL	at Blackburn Rovers	0–3	L
13 Dec 1997	PL	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W		1
16 Sept 1997	LC	at Huddersfield Town	0–1	L
13 Sept 1997	PL	at Manchester United	1–2	L
27 Aug 1997	PL	at Coventry City	1–1	D		1
23 Aug 1997	PL	at Everton	1–2	L
13 Aug 1997	PL	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
9 Aug 1997	PL	at Barnsley	2–1	W
11 May 1997	PL	at Manchester United	0–2	L
6 May 1997	PL	Newcastle United	0–0	D
3 May 1997	PL	Sheffield Wednesday	5–1	W		3
23 Apr 1997	PL	at Leicester City	1–0	W
19 Apr 1997	PL	Everton	2–2	D		2
12 Apr 1997	PL	at Southampton	0–2	L
9 Apr 1997	PL	Middlesbrough	0–0	D
22 Mar 1997	PL	at Coventry City	3–1	W
18 Mar 1997	PL	at Wimbledon	1–1	D
15 Mar 1997	PL	at Aston Villa	0–0	D
12 Mar 1997	PL	Chelsea	3–2	W		2
1 Mar 1997	PL	at Leeds United	0–1	L
24 Feb 1997	PL	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	W		1
15 Feb 1997	PL	at Derby County	0–1	L

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