Sandy Paterson (football manager)

Sandy Paterson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Paterson[1]
Date of birth 30 July 1876[1]
Place of birth Hill of Beath, Scotland
Date of death 13 December 1933(1933-12-13) (aged 57)[2]
Place of death Dunfermline, Scotland
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hearts of Beath
Managerial career
–1906 Hearts of Beath
1906–1924 Cowdenbeath
1925–1930 Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1933 Cowdenbeath
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Paterson (30 July 1876 – 13 December 1933) was a Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic.[2][3][4] He began his career in football as a goalkeeper with Hearts of Beath and also served Cowdenbeath as an administrator.[2][5]

Personal life

Paterson's sons Bill and Archie both became footballers and he managed them at Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[6]

Honours

Hearts of Beath

Cowdenbeath

Dunfermline Athletic

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Cowdenbeath 1906 1924 32214661115045.3 [3]
Dunfermline Athletic 1925 1930 199743392037.2 [4]
Cowdenbeath 1932 1933 59131036022.0 [3]
Total 580233104243040.2 —

References

  1. 1 2 "Statutory registers – Births – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. pp. 390–391. ISBN 9781470927103.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cowdenbeath Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Dunfermline Athletic Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sandy Paterson 1925–30". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Willie Paterson is Hometown Hero 13". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.