Jock Paterson

For the footballer born 1896, see John Paterson (footballer).
For other people with the same name, see John Paterson.

Jock Paterson
Personal information
Full name John Paterson
Date of birth 1926
Place of birth Colchester, England
Date of death 2000 (aged 73–74)
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Penicuik Athletic[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1959 Hibernian[1] 283 (0)
1959–1961 Ayr United[3] 33 (0)
Total 316 (0)
International career
1952 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a British footballer, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.[1][3]

Paterson went three consecutive seasons without missing a league game for Hibs and he played in every game of the championship winning 1951–52 season.[4] Paterson played for the Scottish Football League XI in the following season, in a 3–0 defeat by a Welsh select team.[2] He was unable to play for the Scotland national football team due to his English birthplace.[5]

His son, Craig Paterson, also played for Hibernian.[5] Paterson died in January 2000; a moment's silence was observed in his memory at the next Hibs home match.[6]

  1. ^ a b c http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ a b "John Paterson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ayr/ayr.html [bare URL]
  4. ^ "APPEARANCES". www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Full back Joe Davis was an ever present in Hibernian teams from season 1965/66 through to 1968/69. His total of four seasons with a 100% record is almost replicated by John Paterson, Alan Sneddon and Jim Leighton, each of whom had three seasons without missing a game, Leighton's three being consecutive campaigns. In Hibs' championship winning season of 1951/52 three players – John Paterson, Hugh Howie and Jock Govan – didn't miss a single game. That record was bettered in season 1976/77 when Mike MacDonald, John Brownlie, Des Bremner and Bobby Smith all sailed through the term without missing a single league game.
  5. ^ a b Donald, Brian (25 January 2000). "John Paterson". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ McCarthy, David (31 January 2000). "HIBS DELIVER A SUCKER PUNCH; No contest as Pars floored by early goal". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Two other points: Both sets of fans observed impeccably a minute's silence before the match in memory of former Hibs player Jock Paterson and fan Alex Urquhart, who both died recently.