Jock Paterson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Paterson | ||
| Date of birth | 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 2000 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Penicuik Athletic[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1948–1959 | Hibernian[1] | 283 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Ayr United[2] | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 316 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1952 | Scottish League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a footballer, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.[1][2]
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.[3] 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ayr/ayr.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "John Paterson". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "APPEARANCES". www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
Full back Joe Davis was an ever present in Hibernian teams from season 1965/66 through to 1968/69. His total of four seasons with a 100% record is almost replicated by John Paterson, Alan Sneddon and Jim Leighton, each of whom had three seasons without missing a game, Leighton’s three being consecutive campaigns. In Hibs’ championship winning season of 1951/52 three players – John Paterson, Hugh Howie and Jock Govan – didn’t miss a single game. That record was bettered in season 1976/77 when Mike MacDonald, John Brownlie, Des Bremner and Bobby Smith all sailed through the term without missing a single league game.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Donald, Brian (25 January 2000). "John Paterson". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ McCarthy, David (31 January 2000). "HIBS DELIVER A SUCKER PUNCH; No contest as Pars floored by early goal.". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
Two other points: Both sets of fans observed impeccably a minute's silence before the match in memory of former Hibs player Jock Paterson and fan Alex Urquhart, who both died recently.
External links
- Jock Paterson, www.ihibs.co.uk