Merson

Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports. Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker later in his career. After making his debut for Arsenal in the 1986–87 season, Merson went on to play eleven seasons with the North London club. While with the Gunners, Merson was a key player in the club's success under Scottish manager George Graham, winning the Football League Championship twice, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In 1997, he joined Middlesbrough, helping the club gain promotion to the Premier League and finish as runner-up in the 1997–98 Football League Cup. After joining Aston Villa in 1998, Merson went on to become club captain and played for the team in the 2000 FA Cup final, the last to be held at the original Wembley Stadium. In 2002, he signed for second-tier Portsmouth and captained the club to the First Division Championship title and promotion to the Premier League. A year later, he returned to the West Midlands with Walsall, where he went on to serve as player-manager until he was sacked in February 2006. Merson was capped 21 times for the England national football team and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1992 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Euro 1992 Team             Lineups posted This player England 3 2 LM: 1 Subst: 1 OUTs: 1 FA Premier League 1995/1996 Team             Lineups posted This player Arsenal 16 16 RM: 9 CM: 1 LM: 6 1 2 1 FA Premier League 1996/1997 Team             Lineups posted This player Arsenal 38 32 LM: 12 FW: 20 OUTs: 5 1 6 1 World Cup 1998 Team             Lineups posted This player England 4 1 Subst: 1 1 FA Premier League 1998/1999 Team             Lineups posted This player Middlesbrough 38 3 Aston Villa 38 26 RM: 6 CM: 6 LM: 6 FW: 6 Subst: 5 OUTs: 6 2 5 (A.Villa) FA Premier League 1999/2000 Team             Lineups posted This player Aston Villa 38 31 RM: 12 LM: 11 FW: 1 Subst: 7 OUTs: 8 2 5 FA Premier League 2000/2001 Team             Lineups posted This player Aston Villa 38 38 RM: 2 LM: 18 FW: 18 OUTs: 3 2 5 1 5 1 FA Premier League 2001/2002 Team             Lineups posted This player Aston Villa 38 21 RM: 1 CM: 9 LM: 4 FW: 4 Subst: 3 OUTs: 6 2 1 1