Paul Kitson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Kitson
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1971(1971-01-09)
Age	53
Birthplace	Murton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Paul Kitson Biography

Paul Kitson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on January 9, 1971 in Murton, England, United Kingdom. Paul Kitson (born 9 January 1971 in Murton, County Durham) is a famous English professional footballer who was striker. He was a player in the teams of Leicester City, Derby County, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion, Rushden & Diamonds and Aldershot Town.

Newcastle United made an offer of PS2,250,000 in exchange for Kitson on September 24, 1994 which was initially refused by Derby chairman and majority shareholder Lionel Pickering who felt that Kitson was worth anything from PS3 up to PS4 million. Then, Pickering was outvoted 4-1 by the directors of the club and reluctantly accepted the deal and the deal was signed on the 24th of September. The agreement was almost ruined after Newcastle did not agree to alter their pay structure to accommodate Kitson’s personal preferences. A request was made by Everton However, the deal was signed just 24 hours after Pickering stated the “God must be a Derby fan” and Freddie Fletcher, chief executive of Newcastle was quoted as saying that the contract had been “dead and buried”, with Kitson signing a three-year deal for a weekly salary of PS3,500. Kitson scored his first goal for Newcastle in the 2-0 victory against Manchester United in the third round of the Coca-Cola Cup in October 1994 although he was Newcastle’s “backup” striker behind Andy Cole and Peter Beardsley. But, after Cole was transferred to Manchester United in January 1995 and he was shifted to centre-forward during the second half of 1994-95. He was a good player scoring eight goals over 26 games. However, 1994-95 is often referred to as a disappointing year for Newcastle that began the year as a title favourite for many with six consecutive wins, but finished last – barely enough to secure an UEFA Cup place.

West Ham were fighting against relegation from the Premier League when Kitson joined them. West Ham’s assistant manager Frank Lampard said, “The last man we signed from Newcastle was Bryan ‘Pop’ Robson in the 1970s and Paul has the same qualities. He is quick, sharp and has good physical attributes.” He made his home debut, against Tottenham Hotspur on 22 February 1997, which West Ham won 4–3. Kitson scored West Ham’s second goal, with other new signing John Hartson getting the third goal to also score on his debut. This marked the beginning of what is still arguably West Ham’s finest strikeforce since the Tony Cottee/Frank McAvennie partnership of the 1980s, and a contrast following the disappointing spells of strikers like Florin Raducioiu and Paulo Futre.

However, the arrival of Les Ferdinand during the 1995 close season meant that Kitson was once again a squad player as the 1995–96 season got underway, and the arrival of Faustino Asprilla in mid season further reduced his first team chances. Newcastle finished second that season after being overhauled in the second half campaign by a Manchester United side who sealed the title by a five-point margin barely four months after Newcastle had led by 10 points, but Kitson’s part in Newcastle’s exciting though ultimately disappointing campaign had been minimal as he had played just seven league games and scored twice. But he remained loyal to the Magpies even after another blow at the end of July 1996 – the arrival of £15 million world record signing Alan Shearer. He managed three Premier League appearances as Newcastle were once again under the title challengers, before finally leaving on 10 February 1997 in a £2.3 million switch to Premier League strugglers West Ham United. His departure from Tyneside was relatively quiet, coming just weeks after one of the most momentous events in the club’s history – the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan.

Another massive investment followed this defeat, but Derby were unable to mount an attempt to make a credible case for promotion from the newly created Division One (which they had been widely believed to be dominating) in 1992-93. However, it was a great personal record for Kitson who scored 17 goals in 44 league matches. Kitson added 13 goals to his total for the league in 1993-94 and Derby made it to the playoff final in which they were defeated by Kitson’s former club Leicester City. The 1994-95 season began with the club as an active Derby player however, when he scored just two goals across eight games this season, he was on the way out in two and half seasons and scored 36 goals in more than 105 league matches.

Paul Kitson Net Worth

Paul Kitson is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Kitson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kitson began his professional career as a player with Leicester City in 1988. After a brief spell at Leicester, Kitson and Ian Baraclough the striker who scored around 60 goals between them in the reserve and youth sides. Baraclough was traded to Grimsby Town, while Kitson scored 11 goals in 63 games in the Leicester first-team. They then was signed by Derby County for a club record PS1.3 million in the month of March, 1992. It was comprising PS800,000 and Phil Gee and Ian Ormondroyd being transferred to Leicester in exchange for a part. Derby director Arthur Cox described him as possessing “…all the characteristics needed to grow into a great player.” and Kitson was able to score 49 goals and 132 goals during his two-and-a-half years at Derby.

His first visit to The Baseball Ground came in the final quarter of the 1991-92 football season, the final season prior to the formation of the FA Premier League from the highest level of English football. Derby were backed by the wealth of and new Chairman Lionel Pickering, were spending hugely in order to be promoted out of into the Second Division to the new super league. Interestingly, one of their most formidable promotion rivals was Kitson’s previous club and , arguably, Derby’s most formidable rivals that is Leicester City. Kitson scored four goals in 12 games during the 1991-92 season that came to a close. However, a losing at the hands of Blackburn Rovers in the playoffs finals meant third-placed Derby were unable to have the chance to play in the Wembley final game in the playoffs with the club where Kitson was a player and, more importantly, the chance of being a part of the brand new Premier League.

Subsequent seasons at Upton Park were not quite so successful, with the 1997–98 seeing Kitson restricted to 13 games and 4 goals in the Premier League (though the Hammers improved to eighth in the league and just missed out on a UEFA Cup place in their best season for over a decade), and a year later he contributed 17 games and 3 goals to a side which finished fifth to secure UEFA Cup football and their first European campaign in almost 20 years.

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Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Paul Kitson celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.