John Paterson (footballer)

John Paterson (born 14 December 1897 – 11 January 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

John Paterson
Personal information
Full name John Paterson
Date of birth 14 December 1897[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 11 January 1973(1973-01-11) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Dundee North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Dundee 2 (0)
1920–1922 Leicester City 81 (34)
1922–1924 Sunderland 74 (37)
1924–1925 Preston North End 17 (0)
1925–1927 Queens Park Rangers 36 (6)
Mid Rhondda
Mansfield Town  
National team
1920 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Dundee, Paterson played club football for Dundee,[2] Leicester City,[3] Sunderland, Preston North End,[4] Queens Park Rangers, Mid Rhondda and Mansfield Town, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1920.[5] For Sunderland he scored 40 goals in 77 appearances in all competitions.[6] Prior to his football career Paterson had been injured while serving with the Black Watch in World War I.[5]

References

  1. Oldest Surviving Scottish Internationalists, ScottishLeague.net, 30 January 2013
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. John Paterson, 11v11.com
  4. Paterson John Paterson, DT92
  5. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 237.
  6. "Profile". StatCat. Retrieved 17 May 2015.


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