Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Paterson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1876[1] | ||
Place of birth | Hill of Beath, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 December 1933[2] | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hearts of Beath | |||
Managerial career | |||
–1906 | Hearts of Beath | ||
1906–1924 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1925–1930 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1932–1933 | Cowdenbeath | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Paterson (30 July 1876 – 13 December 1933) was a Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic.[2][3][4] He began his career in football as a goalkeeper with Hearts of Beath and also served Cowdenbeath as an administrator.[2][5]
Personal life
[edit]Paterson's sons Bill and Archie both became footballers and he managed them at Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[6]
Honours
[edit]Hearts of Beath
Cowdenbeath
- Scottish League Division Two: 1913–14, 1914–15[2]
- Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion: 1923–24[2]
- Eastern League: 1916–17, 1917–18[2]
Dunfermline Athletic
Managerial statistics
[edit]Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Cowdenbeath | 1906 | 1924 | 322 | 146 | 61 | 115 | 45.3 | [3] |
Dunfermline Athletic | 1925 | 1930 | 199 | 74 | 33 | 92 | 37.2 | [4] |
Cowdenbeath | 1932 | 1933 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 22.0 | [3] |
Total | 580 | 233 | 104 | 243 | 40.2 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statutory registers – Births – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. pp. 390–391. ISBN 9781470927103.
- ^ a b c "Cowdenbeath Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Dunfermline Athletic Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sandy Paterson 1925–30". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Willie Paterson is Hometown Hero 13". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.