George Paterson (footballer, born 1914)

George Paterson

Personal information
Full name	George Paterson
Date of birth	(1914-09-26)26 September 1914
Place of birth	Denny, Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	New Zealand
Position(s)	Left half
Youth career
	Dunipace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1946	Celtic	?	(?)
1946–1949	Brentford	62	(0)
1949–1951	Yeovil and Petters United	?	(?)
International career
1935–1938	Scottish League XI	2	(0)
1938–1946	Scotland	2	(0)
Managerial career
1949–1951	Yeovil and Petters United
1951–1952	Stirling Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Paterson (1914 – 1985) was a Scottish international footballer.

Paterson started his career at Celtic, where he won two Scottish league championships and the Scottish Cup once. He then served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, while playing as a guest for Leicester City, Blackpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Arsenal. Paterson's career with Celtic came to an end after incurring a three-month suspension for vociferously arguing with the referee (whom he felt was under the influence of alcohol) during Celtic's Victory In Europe Cup semi-final against rivals Rangers in May 1945. Paterson moved to England to sign for Brentford, then became player-manager of Yeovil and Petters United. Paterson then managed Stirling Albion for a season before working variously for Celtic as a trainer and a scout.

Personal life

Paterson graduated from Glasgow University with an MA degree. At the time he signed for Brentford, Paterson was working as a technician at the London Film Company. Paterson later emigrated to New Zealand and died there in 1985.

External links

• George Paterson at scottishfa.co.uk