Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1897)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Paterson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 March 1897||
Place of birth | Hill of Beath, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1970[2] | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Foulford White Rose | |||
Cowdenbeath Wednesday | |||
1914–1916 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1916 | Rangers | 5 | (3) |
–1920 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | (30) |
1920–1923 | Derby County | 66 | (24) |
→ Armadale (loan) | |||
1924–1925 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1925–1926 | Coventry City | 40 | (25) |
1926 | Springfield Babes | 13 | (7) |
1926–1927 | Fall River Marksmen | 20 | (15) |
1927–1928 | New Bedford Whalers | 48 | (28) |
1928–1930 | Providence Gold Bugs | 65 | (65) |
1930 | New Bedford Whalers | 20 | (21) |
1930 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 13 | (5) |
1931 | Fall River | 17 | (11) |
New York Nationals | |||
Managerial career | |||
Providence Gold Bugs (player-manager) | |||
Cowdenbeath (caretaker) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William (Willie) Paterson (5 March 1897 – 31 July 1970) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He began his career in Scotland before moving to England in 1925. In 1926, he joined the American Soccer League where he led the league in scoring in the fall 1929 season.[1]
Career
Paterson spent time with Cowdenbeath and Rangers before moving to Derby County of The Football League in 1921.[3][4] He spent two seasons with Derby before rejoining Cowdenbeath.[3][5] He also spent time with Armadale.[1] He then played with Coventry City during the 1925–26 season.[5] In the fall of 1926, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Springfield Babes of the American Soccer League. Paterson played only 13 games of the 1925–26 season with Springfield before jumping to the Fall River Marksmen for 20 games. He did not finish the season with Fall River, but moved to the New Bedford Whalers for seven games. He spent the full 1927–28 season in New Bedford, but was transferred to the Providence Gold Bugs seven games into the 1928–29 season and would serve the club as player-manager.[2] He finished the 1929 fall season as the league's leading scorer with 27 goals in 22 games.[6] In 1930, Paterson began the season with the New Bedford Whalers only to jump to the Brooklyn Wanderers.[7] He then played the fall 1931 season with Fall River.[8]
Personal life
Bill (Willie) Paterson was the son of football manager Sandy Paterson and played under his father's management at Cowdenbeath.[2] Bill had a Half Brother Archie Paterson.[2] who was also a footballer. Bill Paterson served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[2] and served overseas before being demobbed in 1919.
External links
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 226. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f Stark, Jim. "Willie Paterson is Hometown Hero 13". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Rangers Player William Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b "William Paterson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1929". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Bill Paterson | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- 1970 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Armadale F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Springfield Babes players
- Fall River Marksmen players
- New Bedford Whalers players
- Providence Gold Bug players
- Brooklyn Wanderers players
- Fall River F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- People from Hill of Beath
- 1897 births
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Scottish Football League managers
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) coaches
- British military personnel of World War I
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. managers
- Association football forwards