George Paterson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 September 1914 Denny, Scotland |
| Died |
25 December 1985 (aged 71)[1] New Zealand |
George Denholm Paterson (26 September 1914 – 25 December 1985) was a Scottish international footballer.
Paterson started his senior career at Celtic,[4] where he won two List of Scottish football champions|Scottish league championships and the Scottish Cup once.[5] 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 he incurred a three-month suspension for vociferously arguing with the referee (whom he felt was under the influence of alcohol) during Celtic's 1946 Victory Cup semi-final against rivals Rangers.[6][7][8] Paterson moved to England to sign for Brentford in a swap deal with Gerry McAloon,[8][6] then became player-manager of Yeovil and Petters United.[4] He then managed Stirling Albion for a season before working variously for Celtic as a reserve team trainer and a scout.[4]
Personal life[]
Paterson graduated from Glasgow University with an MA degree.[6] At the time he signed for Brentford, Paterson was working as a technician at the London Film Company;[6] he had a keen interest in the movie business.[8] He later emigrated to New Zealand and died there in December 1985.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "G". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/15391. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "George Paterson – Scotland Football League Record from 23 Oct 1935 to 02 Nov 1938 clubs – Celtic". londonhearts.com. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/georgepaterson.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Paterson George Image 1 Glasgow Celtic 1937". http://vintagefootballers.com/product/paterson-george-image-1-celtic-1937/.
- ↑ "Celtic Player George Paterson Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2505.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Sunderland 28/01/06. 2006. p. 55.
- ↑ The Celtic captain, a biased, probably drunk referee and the Scottish FA, The Celtic Star, 4 September 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642. https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/the-men-who-made-scotland.html.
External links[]
- Template:SFA profile
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