Paul Kay is an Australian former soccer player. Kay played 137 matches in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

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

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for

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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

. 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

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. 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

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in September 1981.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Paul 1962 births Living people Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Wollongong Wolves FC players Men's association football midfielders 1980 Oceania Cup players Wollongong United FC players Blacktown City FC players Place of birth missing (living people)