Craig Paterson

Craig Paterson
Personal information
Full name	Craig Paterson
Date of birth	2 October 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	South Queensferry, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1982	Hibernian
1982–1986	Rangers
1986–1991	Motherwell
1991–1994	Kilmarnock
1995–1996	Hamilton Academical
Total
International career
1980–1982	Scotland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Paterson (born 2 October 1959 in South Queensferry) is a Scottish former football player, who currently works as a pundit for BBC Radio Scotland and Sportscene.

The son of former Hibernian defender Jock Paterson,^[3] Paterson also played for the Edinburgh club until he was signed by Rangers for £200,000 in August 1982. He later played for Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Hamilton Academical, before ending his playing career at Scottish Junior club Glenafton from New Cumnock.

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,^[3] before joining the BBC.

References

^ "Craig Paterson". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Craig Paterson". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979^{[dead link]}, The Times, 9 March 2003.

External links

Craig Paterson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[1] "Craig Paterson". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[2] "Craig Paterson". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

[Best-3] Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979^{[dead link]}, The Times, 9 March 2003.

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