Craig Paterson (born 2 October 1959) is a Scottish former

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player, who works as a pundit for

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and ''

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''. The son of former Hibernian defender Jock Paterson,Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979
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'', 9 March 2003. Paterson also played for the

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club until he was signed by Rangers for £200,000 in August 1982. He later played for

Motherwell Motherwell (, ) is a List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Shires of Scotland, Historically in the p ...

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

and

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, before ending his playing career at Scottish Junior club Glenafton from

New Cumnock New Cumnock is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It expanded during the coal-mining era from the late 18th century, and mining remained its key industry until its pits were shut in the 1960s. The village is southeast of Cumnock, and east of ...

. Paterson captained Rangers in the 1984/85 Scottish League Cup final and won the 1990–91 Scottish Cup with Motherwell. He has worked in the Scottish sports media since his retirement, initially with Radio Forth, before joining the BBC.

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* 1959 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Hibernian F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish association football commentators Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub