Andy Paton

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Andy Paton
Personal information
Full name Andrew Paton
Date of birth(1923-01-02)2 January 1923
Place of birth Dreghorn, Scotland [1]
Date of death 8 February 2014(2014-02-08) (aged 91)
Place of death Markinch, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
– Irvine Meadow
– Kello Rovers
1942–1958 Motherwell 302 (0)
1958–1960 Hamilton Academical 34 (0)
Total336(0)
International career
1945–1946 [2] Scotland (wartime) 2 (0)
1946–1952 Scotland 3 (0)
Managerial career
1959–1968 Hamilton Academical
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Paton (2 January 1923 – 8 February 2014) [3] was a Scottish football player and manager.

A centre half, Paton played primarily for Motherwell, with a short spell at Hamilton Academical late in his career, and he then managed Hamilton for nine years. [4] [5] He won the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Division Two with Motherwell – having joined as a teenager from the Junior level during World War II – and in 2006 was voted the club's 'greatest ever player'. [1] On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Paton was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame. [6]

He appeared three times for Scotland; [1] his debut came in January 1946 against Belgium (considered official by the national associations, unlike two other fixtures he played in the same immediate post-war period) and his second and third appearances were made on a summer 1952 tour of Scandinavia. [1] At the time of his death in 2014 (aged 91), he was the oldest surviving Scotland international. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vallance, Matt (13 February 2014). "Obituary: Andrew Paton, footballer and manager". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "[Scotland player, including unofficial] Andrew Paton". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Andy Paton: 1923 to 2014". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Andy Paton, MotherWELLnet
  5. ↑ Andy Paton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  6. ↑ "Andy Paton inducted to Hall of Fame". motherwellfc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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