P. McGinn · career
Paul McGinn
Center Back · Motherwell · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — McGinn is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 174 appearances with 13 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Hibernian — Season rating 54, 3 goals and 2 assists in 38 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 48 points at Motherwell. Form is on a climb — up 36 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Motherwell | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | Motherwell | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Motherwell U21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Motherwell | 30 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Motherwell | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Hibernian | 25 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Hibernian | 38 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | Hibernian | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | ST Mirren | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | ST Mirren | 35 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Partick | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Chesterfield | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Dundee | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Dundee | 34 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Dumbarton | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Dumbarton | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Queen's Park | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Queen's Park | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Queen's Park | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Queen's Park | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 0 |
Honours
League Cup×3League Two×2Scottish Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 33 | 2882 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
33 played17 not in squad· 2882 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Twente | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Carlisle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | League Cup | A Clyde | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | League Cup | H Peterhead | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | League Cup | A Stenhousemuir | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | League Cup | H Morton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hertha BSC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Cup | A ST Johnstone | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 30 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Cup | A Aberdeen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Premiership | A Celtic | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-1 | Played | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 1 | League Cup | H ST Mirren | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 25 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | H Livingston | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Dundee | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Rangers | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H Ross County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Feb 11 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 15 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Feb 18 | FA Cup | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 5-0 | Played | 62 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 7 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 26 | Premiership | A Rangers | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| May 2 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 13 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |