George Paterson (footballer, born 1914)

George Paterson
Personal information
Full name George Paterson
Date of birth (1914-09-26)26 September 1914
Place of birth Denny, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 1985(1985-12-10) (aged 71)
Place of death New Zealand
Playing position Left half
Youth career
Dunipace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1946 Celtic 175 (11)
1946–1949 Brentford 62 (0)
1949–1951 Yeovil and Petters United ? (?)
National team
1935–1938 Scottish League XI[1] 2 (0)
1938–1946 Scotland 2 (0)
Teams managed
1949–1951 Yeovil and Petters United
1951–1952 Stirling Albion

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


George Paterson (1914 1985) was a Scottish international footballer.

Paterson started his career at Celtic, where he won two Scottish league championships and the Scottish Cup once.[2] He then served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, while playing as a guest for Leicester City, Blackpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Arsenal. Paterson's career with Celtic came to an end after incurring a three-month suspension for vociferously arguing with the referee (whom he felt was under the influence of alcohol) during Celtic's Victory In Europe Cup semi-final against rivals Rangers in May 1945.[3] Paterson moved to England to sign for Brentford,[4] then became player-manager of Yeovil and Petters United. Paterson then managed Stirling Albion for a season before working variously for Celtic as a trainer and a scout.

Personal life

Paterson graduated from Glasgow University with an MA degree.[3] At the time he signed for Brentford, Paterson was working as a technician at the London Film Company.[3] Paterson later emigrated to New Zealand and died there in December 1985.[5]

References

  1. "George Paterson - Scotland Football League Record from 23 Oct 1935 to 02 Nov 1938 clubs - Celtic". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. "Celtic Player George Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  3. 1 2 3 Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Sunderland 28/01/06. 2006. p. 55.
  4. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/brentford/brentford.html
  5. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - George Paterson". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.


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