Alexander Paton (13 August 1869 – 1935) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

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for

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

in the 1890s as a right half; he featured for the club over 200 times in the league, as well as on the losing side in the 1894 FA Cup Final. His elder brother Jim and younger brother Dan were both footballers, the former playing in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final and the latter winning the 1895 Scottish Cup Final and appearing once for

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1869 births 1935 deaths Date of death missing Place of death missing Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Bonhill Vale of Leven F.C. players 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1860s-stub