| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Lee Paterson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2004 | Dundee United | 101 | (4) |
| 2004–2008 | Motherwell | 124 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | 65 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Shamrock Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:13, 25 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Lee "Jim" Paterson (born 25 September 1979 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Paterson has played for most of his career on the left wing but since late 2007 he has been deployed more often as a left back.
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He played for Dundee United before moving to Motherwell in 2004. During his career at Dundee United he was unfortunate to break his leg twice in as many years.[2][3]
On 31 January 2008, Paterson moved to Plymouth Argyle on a three and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £250,000.[4] He scored his first goal for Pilgrims with an effort from the edge of the box against Southampton on 19 February.
On 1 February 2010, he signed for Aberdeen on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season.[5] On 31 March 2010 Paterson returned to Plymouth Argyle as injury ended his season at Aberdeen.
On 12 August 2010 it was announced that Paterson had been allowed to travel to Greece to negotiate a deal to join Kavala FC who play in the Greek Premier Division. Paterson, although praised for his professionalism by new Argyle manager Peter Reid, was deemed surplus to requirements at Home Park and has been allowed to leave if he can get a deal. This deal fell through, however, and Paterson again returned to Plymouth.
Released by Plymouth at the end of the season,[6] Paterson sought out other clubs and went on trial with Yeovil in July 2011.[7]
On 31 August 2011, Paterson signed for League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers[8]. Paterson made his debut on 3 September in a 2-1 away victory against Dundalk.
As of 5 February 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Motherwell | 35 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Plymouth Argyle | Football League Championship | 8 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Aberdeen | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Scotland | 215 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 248 | 11 | |
| Total | England | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 239 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 273 | 12 | ||
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