John Paterson (footballer)

For the footballer born 1920, see Jock Paterson.

John Paterson (born 14 December 1897 – 11 January 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

John Paterson

Personal information
Full name	John Paterson
Date of birth	14 December 1897[1]
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	11 January 1973(1973-01-11) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Dundee North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1920	Dundee	2	(0)
1920–1922	Leicester City	81	(34)
1922–1924	Sunderland	74	(37)
1924–1925	Preston North End	17	(0)
1925–1927	Queens Park Rangers	36	(6)
	Mid Rhondda
	Mansfield Town
International career
1920	Scotland	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Dundee, Paterson played club football for Dundee,^[2] Leicester City,^[3] Sunderland, Preston North End,^[4] Queens Park Rangers, Mid Rhondda and Mansfield Town, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1920.^[5] For Sunderland he scored 40 goals in 77 appearances in all competitions.^[6] Prior to his football career Paterson had been injured while serving with the Black Watch in World War I.^[5]