George Paterson (footballer, born 1900)

George Paterson

Personal information
Full name	George Paterson[1]
Date of birth	1904[1]
Place of birth	Lochgelly, Scotland[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Lochgelly United
–	Kelty Rangers
–	Lochgelly United
1925–1926	Stoke City	7	(4)
–	Lochgelly United
–	East Fife
–	Rhyl Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

George Paterson (1869 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Born in Lochgelly, Scotland Paterson played for Scottish junior clubs Lochgelly United then Kelty Rangers before returning to Lochgelly United.^[1] He was a prolific scorer for Lochgelly which prompted English club Stoke City to sign him in 1925.^[1] He made an impressive start scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 win against Middlesbrough.^[1] After playing seven matches scoring four goals during the 1925–1926 season Paterson become seriously homesick and returned his home of Lochgelly. He later went on to play for East Fife and Rhyl Athletic.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1925–26	7	4	0	0	7	4
Career Total		7	4	0	0	7	4

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.