# Paul Mathers
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{{short description|Scottish footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Mathers
| fullname = Paul Andrew Mathers
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1970|01|17}}
| birth_place = [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen), Scotland
| currentclub = [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United) (goalkeeping coach)
| position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football))
| years1 = 1986-1996
| years2 = 1996-1999
| years3 = 1999-2001
| years4 = 2001–2002
| years5 = 2001–2002
| years6 = 2002
| years7 = 2002–2006
| years8 = 2006–2007
| years9 = 2007
| years10 = 2007–2015
| clubs1 = [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.)
| clubs2 = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.)
| clubs3 = [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.)
| clubs4 = [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.)
| clubs5 = → [Peterhead](/source/Peterhead_F.C.) (loan)
| clubs6 = → [Berwick Rangers](/source/Berwick_Rangers_F.C.) (loan)
| clubs7 = [Peterhead](/source/Peterhead_F.C.)
| clubs8 = [Greenock Morton](/source/Greenock_Morton_F.C.)
| clubs9 = [East Fife](/source/East_Fife_F.C.)
| clubs10 = [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.)
| caps1 = 132
| caps2 = 91
| caps3 = 63
| caps4 = 0
| caps5 = 10
| caps6 = 6
| caps7 = 164
| caps8 = 24
| caps9 = 0
| caps10 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| totalcaps = 490
| totalgoals = 0
}}
'''Paul Mathers''' (born 17 January 1970) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach. He is currently the goalkeeping [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)) at [Scottish Premiership](/source/Scottish_Premiership) side [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United), appointed in July 2023.
==Career==
Between 1986 and 1996, Mathers made 132 appearances for [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.), before moving to [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.), where he played 91 times in three years. In 1999, he moved to [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.), making 63 appearances until a transfer back to Dundee in 2001. In his second stint at Dundee, which lasted for only one season, Mathers did not make a league appearance and was loaned out twice. He moved on in 2002 to [Peterhead](/source/Peterhead_F.C.), where he made 164 league appearances.
Mathers signed with [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.) in 2007. He did not make a first team appearance for St Mirren as he was employed primarily as a goalkeeping coach, but he continued to hold a playing registration. Mathers was an unused substitute for a 2-2 [SPL](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) draw at [Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.) on 29 March 2014, aged 44.[{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26694264 |title=Inverness CT 2–2 St Mirren |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |first=Charles |last=Bannerman |date=29 March 2014 |access-date=11 September 2015}}]
He moved to a coaching position with the [Rangers](/source/Rangers_F.C.) academy on 6 August 2015.[{{cite web |url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9792-new-academy-staff-appointments |title=New Academy Staff Appointments |work=www.rangers.co.uk |publisher=Rangers FC |date=6 August 2015 |accessdate=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125606/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9792-new-academy-staff-appointments |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}] Later in August 2015, Mathers moved to a first team coaching position at [St Johnstone](/source/St_Johnstone_F.C.).[{{cite web |url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3746 |title=PAUL MATHERS INSTALLED AS NEW GOALKEEPING COACH |work=www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk |publisher=St Johnstone FC |date=23 August 2015 |accessdate=11 September 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100029/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3746 |url-status=dead }}]
==Honours==
Dundee
1st division championship winners 1991/92
;Falkirk
*[Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/Scottish_Challenge_Cup) (1): 1997
;Linfield
*[Irish Premier League](/source/NIFL_Premiership) (2): Champions 1999/2000, 2000/2001
*[Irish League Cup](/source/Irish_League_Cup) (1): Winners 2000/2001
;Greenock Morton
*[Scottish 2nd Division](/source/Scottish_2nd_Division) (1): Champions 2006/2007
==References==
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==External links==
*{{NeilBrownPlayers|player6/paulmathers}}
*{{soccerbase|id=11404|name= Paul Mathers (Dundee and Falkirk)}}
*{{soccerbase|id=26558|name= Paul Mathers (Linfield, Dundee (second stint) and Peterhead)}}
{{2006–07 PFA Scotland Second Division Team of the Year}}
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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers from Aberdeen
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Dundee F.C. players
Category:Falkirk F.C. players
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Peterhead F.C. players
Category:Berwick Rangers F.C. players
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:East Fife F.C. players
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
Category:St Johnstone F.C. non-playing staff
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