George Paterson Sports manager

George Paterson (born 1914 in Denny, Falkirk, Scotland) was a Scottish international footballer who started his career at Celtic. Paterson won two league championships and one Scottish Cup with Celtic. He then served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, while playing as a guest for Leicester City, Blackpool, Wolves, Tranmere and Arsenal. After the war he played for Brentford, then became player-manager of Yeovil and Petters United. Paterson then managed Stirling Albion for a season before working variously for Celtic as a trainer and a scout. Paterson later emigrated to New Zealand and died there in 1985.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 26, 1914
Birth place
Scotland , Denny Falkirk
Date of deathDecember 10, 1985
Place of death
New Zealand

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Football manager

club
Yeovil Town F.C.
Stirling Albion F.C.
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Brentford F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C.
Scotland national football team
Scottish Football League XI

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