John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a British
footballer
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, who played for
Hibernian and
Ayr United.
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Paterson went three consecutive seasons without missing a league game for Hibs and he played in every game of the championship winning 1951–52 season. Paterson played for the
Scottish Football League XI in the following season, in a 3–0 defeat by a Welsh select team.
He was unable to play for the
Scotland national football team
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due to his English birthplace.
His son,
Craig Paterson, also played for Hibernian.
Paterson died in January 2000; a moment's silence was observed in his memory at the next Hibs home match.
References
External links
Jock Paterson www.ihibs.co.uk
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1926 births
2000 deaths
Footballers from Colchester
Men's association football central defenders
English men's footballers
Hibernian F.C. players
Ayr United F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Football League representative players
Penicuik Athletic F.C. players
Date of birth missing
Anglo-Scots