Andy Paton

Andy Paton
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Paton
Date of birth	2 January 1923
Place of birth	Dreghorn, Scotland
Date of death	8 February 2014 (aged 91)
Place of death	Markinch, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Irvine Meadow
–	Kello Rovers
1942–1958	Motherwell
1958–1960	Hamilton Academical
Total
International career
1945–1946	Scotland (wartime)
1946–1952	Scotland
Managerial career
1959–1968	Hamilton Academical
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Paton (2 January 1923 – 8 February 2014)^[3] was a Scottish football player and manager.

A centre half, Paton played primarily for Motherwell, with a short spell at Hamilton Academical late in his career, and he then managed Hamilton for nine years.^[4]^[5] He won the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Division Two with Motherwell – having joined as a teenager from the Junior level during World War II – and in 2006 was voted the club's 'greatest ever player'.^[1] On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Paton was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame.^[6]

He appeared three times for Scotland;^[1] his debut came in January 1946 against Belgium (considered official by the national associations, unlike two other fixtures he played in the same immediate post-war period) and his second and third appearances were made on a summer 1952 tour of Scandinavia.^[1] At the time of his death in 2014 (aged 91), he was the oldest surviving Scotland international.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Vallance, Matt (13 February 2014). "Obituary: Andrew Paton, footballer and manager". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^ "[Scotland player, including unofficial] Andrew Paton". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "Andy Paton: 1923 to 2014". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ Andy Paton, MotherWELLnet
^ Andy Paton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Andy Paton inducted to Hall of Fame". motherwellfc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.