After serving the club superbly for 12 years, Paul moved on to pastures new with a £4.5m switch
to Middlesbrough in the summer of 1997. He is pictured above during the 2-0 win against
Leicester City on 24/8/1996.
Arsenal: |
1985-1986 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1986-1987 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
Brentford: |
1986-1987 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
(on |
loan |
22/1/1987) |
|
Arsenal: |
1987-1988 |
Played |
15 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1988-1989 |
Played |
37 |
Scored |
10 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1989-1990 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1990-1991 |
Played |
37 |
Scored |
13 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1991-1992 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
12 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
|
1992-1993 |
Played |
33 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Premiership) |
|
1993-1994 |
Played |
33 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Premiership) |
|
1994-1995 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Premiership) |
|
1995-1996 |
Played |
38 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Premiership) |
|
1996-1997 |
Played |
32 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Premiership) |
Paul Merson is pictured here playing for Arsenal during the 1-0 win against Notts. County
on 8th February 1992. Photo Nigel French. © G.H.

Paul Merson is pictured playing for Arsenal during the 2-1 win against Wimbledon
on 18th April 1987 in his early days with The Gunners. Photo George Herringshaw. ©