George Paterson (footballer, born 1900)

George Paterson
Personal information
Full name George Paterson[1]
Date of birth 1904[1]
Place of birth Lochgelly, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1949
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lochgelly United
Kelty Rangers
Lochgelly United
1925–1926 Stoke City 7 (4)
Lochgelly United
East Fife
Rhyl Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Paterson (1869 – 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Born in Lochgelly, Scotland Paterson played for Scottish junior clubs Lochgelly United then Kelty Rangers before returning to Lochgelly United.[1] He was a prolific scorer for Lochgelly which prompted English club Stoke City to sign him in 1925.[1] He made an impressive start scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 win against Middlesbrough.[1] After playing seven matches scoring four goals during the 1925–1926 season Paterson become seriously homesick and returned his home of Lochgelly. He later went on to play for East Fife and Rhyl Athletic.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1925–26 Second Division 740074
Career Total 740074

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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