Craig Paterson

Last updated

Craig Paterson
Personal information
Full name Craig Paterson
Date of birth (1959-10-02) 2 October 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth South Queensferry, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982 Hibernian 104 (4)
1982–1986 Rangers 83 (4)
1986–1991 Motherwell 158 (9)
1991–1994 Kilmarnock 55 (1)
1995–1996 Hamilton Academical 9 (0)
Total409(18)
International career
1980–1982 Scotland U21 [2] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Paterson (born 2 October 1959 in South Queensferry) is a Scottish former football player, who currently works as a pundit for BBC Radio Scotland and Sportscene .

The son of former Hibernian defender Jock Paterson, [3] Paterson also played for the Edinburgh club until he was signed by Rangers for £200,000 in August 1982. He later played for Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Hamilton Academical, before ending his playing career at Scottish Junior club Glenafton from New Cumnock.

Paterson captained Rangers in the 1984/85 Scottish League Cup final and won the 1990–91 Scottish Cup with Motherwell. He has worked in the Scottish sports media since his retirement, initially with Radio Forth, [3] before joining the BBC.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motherwell F.C.</span> Association football club in Motherwell, Scotland

Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell have not dropped out of the top flight of Scottish football since 1985, and have lifted one trophy in that time – the Scottish Cup in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)</span> Scottish football manager (1940–2023)

James Craig Brown was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After his playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was curtailed by a series of knee injuries, Brown entered management with Clyde in 1977. He then coached various Scotland youth teams until he was appointed Scotland manager in 1993. He held this position until 2001, the longest tenure for a Scotland manager, and they qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He later managed Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen. He retired from management in 2013 and was appointed a non-executive director of Aberdeen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Malcolm</span> Scottish footballer

Robert Malcolm is a Scottish former football player and coach.

Andrew Lewis Goram was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the nickname "The Goalie". In a 2001 poll of Rangers fans, Goram was voted Rangers' greatest-ever goalkeeper.

Gary Bollan is a Scottish former professional football player and current assistant coach at Inverness Caledonian Thistle

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maurice Ross</span> Scottish footballer (born 1981)

Maurice Alexander Ross is a Scottish football coach and a former player who is the assistant head coach at Fleetwood Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee McCulloch</span> Scottish footballer (born 1978)

Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who most recently served as assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Hughes (footballer, born 1982)</span> Scottish footballer

Stephen David Hughes is a Scottish former professional footballer. Hughes played as a midfielder for Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Norwich City, Milton Keynes Dons, Aberdeen, Dundee and East Fife. Hughes made one appearance for Scotland, playing in the last 20 minutes of a friendly match against Japan in 2009.

Stephen James Craigan is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. He played in central defence and spent his entire playing career in Scotland, playing for Motherwell (twice) and Partick Thistle. He has also played for the Northern Ireland national team. He is currently a pundit for Viaplay's coverage of the Scottish League Cup.

Thomas McLean Jr. is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. McLean played for Kilmarnock, Rangers and Scotland as a midfielder. He managed Morton, Motherwell, Hearts, Raith Rovers and Dundee United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stuart McCall</span> Association football player

Andrew Stuart Murray McCall is a professional football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Preston North End.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicky Law (footballer, born 1988)</span> English footballer

Nicholas Alexander Law is an English professional footballer who is currently the assistant coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship. He is the son of football manager and former player Nicky Law Sr.

Steven Hammell is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the head of academy coaching at Celtic. Hammell played as a left-back in almost 500 league games across two spells with Motherwell, either side of a stint with Southend United. Hammell also played once for Scotland, in 2004. Hammell retired from playing in 2018. After a period as Motherwell's academy director, he became their manager in August 2022 but was sacked six months later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Reynolds (footballer, born 1987)</span> Scottish association football player

Mark Reynolds is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Cove Rangers. He began his career at Motherwell and has also played for Sheffield Wednesday, Aberdeen and Dundee United.

Kenneth George Black is a Scottish football manager and former player who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians.

Archibald Knox is a Scottish football player and coach. He was most recently the assistant manager of Aberdeen until leaving the club in March 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Samson</span> Scottish footballer (born 1984)

Craig Ian Samson is a retired Scottish football player and coach who is currently goalkeeping coach with Hibernian. Samson is a former Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 2004 and 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season</span> Heart of Midlothian 2005–06 football season

The 2005–06 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Slater</span> Scottish footballer

Craig Slater is a Scottish professional football player and coach. He plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Arbroath, and is also first team coach at Scottish Women's Premier League team Motherwell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Erwin (footballer)</span> Scottish footballer (born 1994)

Lee Harry Erwin is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. He is a Scottish youth international, having played at the under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.

References

  1. ↑ "Craig Paterson". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Craig Paterson". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979 [ dead link ], The Times , 9 March 2003.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.