Paul McAneny

Paul McAneny
Personal information
Full name Paul McAneny
Date of birth (1973-11-11) 11 November 1973
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995[1] Stirling Albion 5 (2)
1995–2000 Alloa Athletic 78 (5)
2000–2001 Stenhousemuir 19 (1)
2001 Greenock Morton 6 (0)
2001–2004 Auchinleck Talbot 37 (3)
2004–2005 Troon
2005–2010 Hurlford United
2010–2013 East Kilbride Thistle
2013 Larkhall Thistle
2013–2016 Shotts Bon Accord
2016–2018 Blantyre Victoria
Managerial career
2012–2013 East Kilbride Thistle (player-assistant manager)
2013 Larkhall Thistle (player-assistant manager)
2013–2016 Shotts Bon Accord (player-assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul McAneny (born 11 November 1973) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender in the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League for teams including Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir.[2][3]

Club career

Paul McAneny began his career at Scottish Second Division club Stirling Albion in 1993 and scored twice in five appearances for the club before leaving to join Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic on 7 October 1995.[1]

He made his debut for Alloa Athletic on 4 September 1996 during the Scottish League Cup in a 5–1 loss against Celtic in which he also scored.[4] He would then go on to win the 1997–98 Scottish Third Division title and the 1998–99 Scottish Challenge Cup with Alloa Athletic.[3][5][6]

He joined Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir on 1 July 2000 and made his debut for the club during the 4–3 victory against Queen of the South on 5 August 2000. He scored his only goal for Stenhousemuir during the 4–1 victory against Stranraer on 25 November 2000.[7]

On 25 July 2001, McAneny joined Scottish Second Division club Greenock Morton on a three-month deal and he made his debut during the 4–1 victory against his former club Stenhousemuir on 4 August 2001.[8] He left Greenock Morton on 28 September 2001 and subsequently joined Auchinleck Talbot.[1]

He debuted for Auchinleck Talbot on 27 October 2001 during the 1–1 draw with a penalty shootout loss against Lesmahagow Juniors in the West of Scotland Junior Cup first round,[9] and he scored his first goal for the club on 15 December 2001 during the 4–1 victory against Ashfield in the Scottish Senior Cup third round replay.[10]

In December 2003 he scored during the 6–1 victory against Muirkirk Juniors.[11] After leaving Auchinleck Talbot on 1 June 2004,[12] McAneny joined Troon and left after the end of the 2004–05 season to join Hurlford United, where he won the SJFA West Region Ayrshire District League in 2007–08 and 2009–10.

He joined East Kilbride Thistle in 2010 and became player-assistant manager in 2012, notably scoring the equalising goal during the 1–1 draw against Bellshill on 27 April 2013.[13] He then joined Larkhall Thistle as a player-assistant manager in early 2013 before joining Shotts Bon Accord as a player-assistant manager in late 2013.[14]

He then joined West of Scotland League Second Division club Blantyre Victoria in July 2016,[15] and he retired at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Personal life

His daughter Maria McAneny is also a footballer who currently plays for Celtic.[16]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stirling Albion[1] 1993–94 Scottish Second Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 1
1994–95 Scottish Second Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
Total 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 2
Alloa Athletic 1995–96 Scottish Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
1996–97[4] Scottish Third Division 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 — 4 4
1997–98[17] Scottish Third Division 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 — 28 2
1998–99[18] Scottish Second Division 34 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 — 39 2
1999–2000[19] Scottish Second Division 19 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 — 21 0
Total 78 5 5 1 7 1 3 0 — 93 7
Stenhousemuir 2000–01[7] Scottish Second Division 19 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 22 1
Greenock Morton 2001–02[8] Scottish Second Division 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 25 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 — 30 1
Auchinleck Talbot 2001–02[20] Ayrshire Division One 6 0 — — — 17[a] 3 23 3
2002–03[21] WSJFA Premier League 16 3 — — — 16[b] 0 32 3
2003–04[22] 15 0 — — — 10[c] 1 25 1
Total 37 3 — — — 43 4 80 7
Career total 144 11 6 1 10 1 4 0 43 4 208 16
  1. ↑ One appearance in West of Scotland Junior Cup, ten appearances and three goals in Scottish Junior Cup, three appearances in Ayrshire District Cup, one appearance in Ayrshire Junior Cup, two appearances in East Ayrshire Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in West of Scotland Junior Cup, two appearances in Scottish Junior Cup, one appearance in Ayrshire District Cup, one appearance in West of Scotland Junior Cup, nine appearances in AJFA Sectional League Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in West of Scotland Junior Cup, two appearances in Scottish Junior Cup, one appearance in Ayrshire Junior Cup, one appearance in West of Scotland Junior Cup, five appearances and one goal in AJFA Sectional League Cup

Honours

Alloa Athletic

Auchinleck Talbot

  • Scottish Junior Cup: runner-up 2001–02
  • East Ayrshire Cup: 2001–02
  • AJFA Sectional League Cup: 2002–03; runner-up 2003–04

Hurlford United

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paul McAneney". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. ↑ East Kilbride starlet aims for the top after Celtic and Scotland success, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 19 October 2018
  3. 1 2 3 Alloa's Challenge Cup winning squad back to mark anniversary, Chris Faulds, Alloa Advertiser, 4 November 2024
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  5. ↑ Bell's Cup, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "1997-1998 Second Division". SPFL. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Paul McAneny in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. ↑ "Lesmahagow Juniors 1-1 (5-4 pens) Auchinleck Talbot". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Auchinleck Talbot 4-1 Ashfield FC". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Johnstone, Scott (23 December 2003). "Former Reds". Footballnetwork.net. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Paul McAneny". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club.
  13. ↑ "Jags leave it late to salvage a point". Daily Record. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "In like a Shott - New Bon Accord boss Tam McDonald begins recruitment drive". Daily Record. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "ALL CHANGE AT THE HELM". Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy Website. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Alloa's Challenge Cup winning squad back to mark anniversary, Chris Faulds, Alloa Advertiser, 4 November 2024
  17. ↑ "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Paul McAneny in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ↑ "Paul McAneny (2001–02)". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Paul McAneny (2002–03)". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Paul McAneny (2003–04)". Auchinleck Talbot Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
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