Eric Paton

Eric Paton

Personal information
Full name	Eric John Paton
Date of birth	(1978-08-01) 1 August 1978
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Stenhousemuir
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Hibernian	4	(0)
1998	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	16	(1)
1999–2000	Partick Thistle	25	(0)
2000–2002	Clydebank	62	(15)
2002–2008	Queen of the South	173	(10)
2008–2010	Dundee	67	(5)
2010–	Stenhousemuir	50	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Eric John Paton (born 1 August 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Stenhousemuir.

Paton has developed into a right back, a position that ex-Queens manager John Connolly favoured the former right sided midfielder in. However his versatility has also seen him deployed on the right-back of a midfield five, just inside the wide left man and at left back.

Paton joined Dundee in June 2008, after he signed a pre-contract agreement with the club on 24 January 2008. On 15 October 2010, Paton had his contract terminated by Dundee, a victim of the club entering administration.

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2012

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[A]		Total
		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
	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.

External links

• Eric Paton at Soccerbase