Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1897)

For other people with the same name, see William Paterson.

Bill Paterson
Personal information
Full name William Paterson[1]
Date of birth (1897-03-05)5 March 1897[2]
Place of birth Hill of Beath, Scotland
Date of death 31 July 1970(1970-07-31) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Foulford White Rose
Cowdenbeath Wednesday
1914–1920 Cowdenbeath 27 (31)
1916–1917 → Rangers (loan) 5 (3)
1921–1924 Derby County 66 (24)
1924–1925 Cowdenbeath 9 (2)
1925 → Armadale (loan)
1925–1926 Coventry City 40 (25)
1926 Springfield Babes 13 (7)
1926–1927 Fall River F.C. 20 (15)
1927–1928 New Bedford Whalers 48 (28)
1928–1930 Providence F.C. 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 Paterson (5 March 1897 – 31 July 1970) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He began his career in Scotland in the 1910s and switched to English football twice. In 1926, he joined the American Soccer League where he led the league in scoring in the fall 1929 season.[1]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 226. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The lure of promotion. Derby County". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.