Danny Paton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Simpson Reid Paton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | West Calder, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2011 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Livingston, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newtongrange Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1964 | Heart of Midlothian | 51 | (18) |
| 1964–1965 | Oxford United | 2 | (1) |
| 1965–1969 | Bedford Town | 223 | (58) |
| Total | 276 | (77) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Simpson Reid "Danny" Paton (27 January 1936 – 10 March 2011) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts"), Oxford United and Bedford Town.
Paton was born in the coal-mining village of Breich.[2] He was a skilful, ball-playing inside-forward and featured in the Hearts side that won the 1962 Scottish League Cup Final.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danny Paton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Danny Paton". Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
[edit]- Danny Paton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2011 deaths
- Footballers from West Lothian
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Newtongrange Star F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Washington Darts players
- Atlanta Chiefs players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- People from West Calder
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen