Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Paterson | ||
Date of birth | 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
Date of death | 2000 (aged 73–74) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
Penicuik Athletic[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1959 | Hibernian[1] | 283 | (0) |
1959–1961 | Ayr United[3] | 33 | (0) |
Total | 316 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1952 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a British footballer, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.[1][3]
Paterson went three consecutive seasons without missing a league game for Hibs and he played in every game of the championship winning 1951–52 season.[4] Paterson played for the Scottish Football League XI in the following season, in a 3–0 defeat by a Welsh select team.[2] He was unable to play for the Scotland national football team due to his English birthplace.[5]
His son, Craig Paterson, also played for Hibernian.[5] Paterson died in January 2000; a moment's silence was observed in his memory at the next Hibs home match.[6]