Paul McVeigh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Francis McVeigh[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | (1) |
2000–2007 | Norwich City | 215 | (36) |
2007 | → Burnley (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Luton Town | 38 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Norwich City | 9 | (0) |
Total | 273 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1998–2002 | Northern Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) |
1999–2004 | Northern Ireland | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Francis McVeigh (born 6 December 1977) is a former
in the English Leagues.Club career
Born in Belfast, McVeigh started his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal against Coventry City.[2] He joined Norwich City in March 2000 on a free transfer. The following season he made 6 starts and 6 substitute appearances. He also scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The following season he scored 10 goals as Norwich reached the final of the
McVeigh was made available for transfer by manager Nigel Worthington at the start of the 2005–06 season although towards the end of 2005 injuries forced Worthington to start McVeigh. McVeigh played incredibly well for the remainder of the season scoring vital goals at Leeds, Leicester and Sheffield United. This helped gain him the player of the month award in December and January and he signed a one-year contract extension. He started off the 2006–07 season from the bench but got a run in the team by October. McVeigh made a bad first impression on new manager Peter Grant when he was sent off for headbutting in injury time during the 1–0 win over Cardiff. McVeigh got very few opportunities under Grant and was loaned out to Burnley for the last few months of the season where he scored 3 goals helping them to survive in the championship. McVeigh was released by Norwich at the end of the 2006–07 season.
In July 2007 McVeigh trained with the Italian
McVeigh was offered a free transfer after Luton were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season, but remained at the club as he was under contract until the end of the 2008–09 season. He featured in the game against
Norwich fans sing a song dedicated to the popular McVeigh; to the tune of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You, it notes the fans' love of him "despite your lack of height".
International career
Between 1999 and 2004 he was capped by Northern Ireland 20 times, first by Lawrie McMenemy in the 1–1 home draw with Canada on 27 April 1999 whilst a youngster at Tottenham, then on 11 occasions by Sammy McIlroy after McVeigh moved to Norwich and finally on eight more occasions by Lawrie Sanchez. He had previously won 11 caps for the under-21 side.[5] McVeigh effectively retired from international football to concentrate on reviving his club career.
McVeigh called on the IFA to drop 'God Save the Queen' as the anthem for the Northern Ireland team.[6]
Honours
- Football League First Division winner: 2004
- Football League Trophywinner: 2009
- Football League Onewinner: 2010
References
- ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Coventry perform escape act once again". The Independent. 12 May 1997. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ Flown From the Nest – Paul McVeigh
- ^ "Hatters release quintet". Luton Town F.C. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats: Paul McVeigh
- ^ "'God Save the Queen' anthem is turning Catholics off, says former Northern Ireland player". Belfast Telegraph. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2019.