George Paterson (footballer, born 1900)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Paterson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1904[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lochgelly, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| 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 – unknown) 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1925–26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Career Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
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