Eric Paton

Eric Paton
Personal information
Full name	Eric John Paton
Date of birth	1 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1999	Hibernian
1998	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)
1999–2000	Partick Thistle
2000–2002	Clydebank
2002–2008	Queen of the South
2008–2010	Dundee
2010–2013	Stenhousemuir
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Last updated January 27, 2025

Eric John Paton (born 1 August 1978) is a Scottish retired professional footballer.

Paton joined Dundee in June 2008, after he signed a pre-contract agreement with the club on 24 January 2008.^[1] On 15 October 2010, Paton had his contract terminated by Dundee, a victim of the club entering administration.^[2] According to all managers who managed the goat all are of the same opinion one of the best players in Scotland and also known as a legend, top man and simply the best

Career statistics

^[3]

As of 19 December 2012

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	1994–95	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1995–96	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1996–97	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1997–98	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1998–99	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Stenhousemuir (loan)	1997–98	Scottish Second Division	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Hibernian Total			4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Partick Thistle	1999–2000	Scottish Second Division	25	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	30	0
Total			25	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	30	0
Clydebank	2000–01	Scottish Second Division	27	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	30	7
Clydebank	2001–02	Scottish Second Division	35	8	2	1	1	0	2	0	40	9
Total			62	15	3	1	1	0	4	0	70	16
Queen of the South	2002–03	Scottish First Division	22	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	27	3
	2003–04	Scottish First Division	35	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	40	2
	2004–05	Scottish First Division	30	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	33	4
	2005–06	Scottish First Division	34	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	38	0
	2006–07	Scottish First Division	32	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	39	1
	2007–08	Scottish First Division	20	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	25	0
Total			173	10	14	0	8	0	7	0	202	10
Dundee	2008–09	Scottish First Division	31	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	33	4
	2009–10	Scottish First Division	32	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	39	1
	2010–11	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Total			67	5	3	0	6	0	1	0	77	5
Stenhousemuir	2010–11	Scottish Second Division	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
	2011–12	Scottish Second Division	26	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	29	3
	2012–13	Scottish Second Division	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Total			50	4	1	0	2	2	1	0	54	6
Career totals			397	35	24	1	19	2	14	0	454	38

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Honours

Dundee

Scottish Challenge Cup: 2009–10 ^[4]

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References

↑ Paton signs Dundee pre-contract
↑ Spence, Jim (15 October 2010). "Dundee given 50–50 survival chance by administrator". BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 October 2010.
↑ "Eric Paton Stats". Soccerbase.
↑ "Dundee 3-2 Inverness CT". BBC. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links

Eric Paton at Soccerbase

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[1] Paton signs Dundee pre-contract

[2] Spence, Jim (15 October 2010). "Dundee given 50–50 survival chance by administrator". BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[3] "Eric Paton Stats". Soccerbase.

[4] "Dundee 3-2 Inverness CT". BBC. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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