Paul Kinnaird (born 11 November 1966) is a Scottish former footballer. He is now a fitness coach and has worked with Ayr United. His previous clubs include

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, St Mirren and

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, before briefly visiting England to play four times for

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. A return to his homeland saw him play for St Johnstone, then move to Northern Ireland to play for Derry City in the

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. He made his League of Ireland debut on 17 October 1993 and scored 2 goals in 20 league appearances for Derry. He then had brief spells with

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and

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in 1995. He moved to Ayr United, who released him in May 1997. After a short spell in

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with Leiftur, Paul resurrected his career with

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, scoring regularly in the Scottish First Division. In March 1999, he dropped two divisions to join Ross County. However, he faced his former colleagues at Stranraer next season as Ross gained promotion from the Third Division whilst Stranraer were relegated into Division Two. Freed by Ross in the summer of 2000, Paul was linked with a transfer to Partick Thistle in September 2000 but instead joined Queen of the South in November 2000. Kinnaird moved to

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in March 2001. Released at the end of the season, Paul contacted Partick to see if he could train with them and impressing their assistant manager, was set to join them for the fourth time. He later moved on to

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and then to junior football sides Irvine Meadow and Muirkirk Juniors. In January 2003, he nearly joined Linlithgow Rose but the transfer fell through.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinnaird, Paul 1966 births Ayr United F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Derry City F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Men's association football midfielders League of Ireland players Scottish Junior Football Association players Living people Motherwell F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Queen of the South F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Shrewsbury Town F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players English Football League players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players Muirkirk Juniors F.C. players Paul Kinnaird Scotland men's youth international footballers