Patrick Slavin

Patrick Slavin (5 May 1877 – 13 November 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic as an outside right.^[3][4][5]

Patrick Slavin

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Slavin[1]
Date of birth	5 May 1877
Place of birth	Shotts, Scotland
Date of death	13 November 1916(1916-11-13) (aged 39)[1]
Place of death	near Serre-lès-Puisieux, France[2]
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1897	Fauldhouse Hibs
1897	Celtic	1	(0)
1897–1898	Motherwell	10	(4)
1898–1900	Dykehead
1900	Carfin Shamrock
1900	Dykehead
1900	Albion Rovers
1900–1901	East Benhar Rangers
	Heatherbell
	Broxburn
	West Calder Swifts
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Slavin served as a sergeant in the Royal Scots during the First World War.^[3] At the time of his enlistment in February 1915, he was working as a foreman at Braehead Quarry, Edinburgh.^[6] Slavin was killed during a failed attack on Serre-lès-Puisieux on 13 November 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre.^[2] He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2.^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	1896–97[4]	Scottish First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Motherwell	1897-89[7]	Scottish Second Division	10	4	2	0	12	4
Career total			11	4	2	0	13	4