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Willie Paton
Personal information
Date of birth 1 August 1925
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 2005 (aged 79–80)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1943–1956 Rangers  110 (40)
1956–1962 Ayr United   114 (12)
Total 224 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Paton (1 August 1925 – 2005) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Ayr United. [1] He played as a forward.

Paton joined Rangers from junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 1943 during World War II, [2] but did not make his competitive debut until September 1947. During his spell at Ibrox he made 175 appearances across all competitions and scored 75 goals. [3] He was part of the squad in the 'treble' season of 1948–49. He collected two League championship winner's medals, one in the Scottish Cup ( 1953), one in the Scottish League Cup and two in the Glasgow Cup. [3]

He should not be confused with his namesake William J. Paton, a wing-half who played for Motherwell around the same time.

References

  1. ^ "Willie Paton". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  3. ^ a b Rangers player Paton, Willie, FitbaStats
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Willie Paton
Personal information
Date of birth 1 August 1925
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 2005 (aged 79–80)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1943–1956 Rangers  110 (40)
1956–1962 Ayr United   114 (12)
Total 224 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Paton (1 August 1925 – 2005) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Ayr United. [1] He played as a forward.

Paton joined Rangers from junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 1943 during World War II, [2] but did not make his competitive debut until September 1947. During his spell at Ibrox he made 175 appearances across all competitions and scored 75 goals. [3] He was part of the squad in the 'treble' season of 1948–49. He collected two League championship winner's medals, one in the Scottish Cup ( 1953), one in the Scottish League Cup and two in the Glasgow Cup. [3]

He should not be confused with his namesake William J. Paton, a wing-half who played for Motherwell around the same time.

References

  1. ^ "Willie Paton". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  3. ^ a b Rangers player Paton, Willie, FitbaStats

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