Matt Paterson (footballer, born 1888)

Matt Paterson
Personal information
Full name Matthew Berry Paterson[1]
Date of birth 19 March 1888
Place of birth Douglas, Scotland
Date of death 1974 (aged 85–86)[1]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1908 Bellshill Athletic
1908–1923 Hibernian 413 (36)
1923–1924 St Bernard's 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Berry Paterson (19 March 1888 – 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half, most notably for Hibernian.[2] He made over 410 Scottish League appearances,[3] played in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final,[4] captained the club and was one of its longest-serving players.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Litster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Hibernian Football Club in the First World War" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic over Hibernians". The Scotsman. 17 April 1914. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  5. ^ "Hibernian Football Club In The Great War | Football | Hibs History | Hibernian Historical Trust". www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.