Johnny Paton
Scottish footballer, snooker referee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Aloysius Paton (2 April 1923 – 2 October 2015) was a Scottish professional football player, manager, coach, scout and later a professional snooker referee. He began his career in Scotland with Celtic and played in the Football League for Chelsea, Brentford and Watford. Paton later managed Watford and Arsenal 'A'.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Aloysius Paton[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 October 2015(2015-10-02) (aged 92)[1] | ||
Place of death | Stanmore, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
St. Mungo's Academy | |||
St. Mary's Calton | |||
Dennistoun Waverley | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1949 | Celtic | 52 | (12) |
→ New York Americans (guest) | |||
1945 | → Leeds United (guest) | 4 | (0) |
1946–1947 | → Chelsea (loan) | 18 | (3) |
1949–1952 | Brentford | 90 | (14) |
1952–1955 | Watford | 84 | (17) |
International career | |||
Scotland Schoolboys | |||
1940 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1955–1956 | Watford | ||
1961–1965 | Arsenal 'A' | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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