Patrick Slavin

Patrick Slavin (5 May 1877 – 13 November 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic.[3][4][5]

Patrick Slavin
Personal information
Full name Patrick Slavin[1]
Date of birth 5 May 1877
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 13 November 1916(1916-11-13) (aged 39)[1]
Place of death near Serre-lès-Puisieux, France[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Fauldhouse Hibs
1897 Celtic 1 (0)
1897–1898 Motherwell 10 (4)
1898–1900 Dykehead
1900 Carfin Shamrock
1900 Dykehead
1900 Albion Rovers
1900–1901 East Benhar Rangers
Heatherbell
Broxburn
West Calder Swifts
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Slavin served as a sergeant in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] At the time of his enlistment in February 1915, he was working as a foreman at Braehead Quarry, Edinburgh.[6] Slavin was killed during a failed attack on Serre-lès-Puisieux on 13 November 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre.[2] He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1896–97[4] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Motherwell 1897-89[7] Scottish Second Division 10 4 2 0 12 4
Career total 11 4 2 0 13 4

References
  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. Hoskins, Robert. "Research and Remembrance – Celtic Football Club". www.hellfirecorner.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Celtic Player Patrick Slavin Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. "Slavin, Patrick – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Fauldhouse Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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