John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a British footballer, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.[1][3]

Jock Paterson
Personal information
Full name John Paterson
Date of birth 1926
Place of birth Colchester, England
Date of death 2000 (aged 73–74)
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Penicuik Athletic[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1959 Hibernian[1] 283 (0)
1959–1961 Ayr United[3] 33 (0)
Total 316 (0)
International career
1952 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[4] Paterson played for the Scottish Football League XI in the following season, in a 3–0 defeat by a Welsh select team.[2] He was unable to play for the Scotland national football team due to his English birthplace.[5]

His son, Craig Paterson, also played for Hibernian.[5] Paterson died in January 2000; a moment's silence was observed in his memory at the next Hibs home match.[6]

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  1. ^ a b c http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html[bare URL]
  2. ^ a b "John Paterson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ayr/ayr.html[bare URL]
  4. ^ "APPEARANCES". www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Full back Joe Davis was an ever present in Hibernian teams from season 1965/66 through to 1968/69. His total of four seasons with a 100% record is almost replicated by John Paterson, Alan Sneddon and Jim Leighton, each of whom had three seasons without missing a game, Leighton's three being consecutive campaigns. In Hibs' championship winning season of 1951/52 three players – John Paterson, Hugh Howie and Jock Govan – didn't miss a single game. That record was bettered in season 1976/77 when Mike MacDonald, John Brownlie, Des Bremner and Bobby Smith all sailed through the term without missing a single league game.
  5. ^ a b Donald, Brian (25 January 2000). "John Paterson". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ McCarthy, David (31 January 2000). "HIBS DELIVER A SUCKER PUNCH; No contest as Pars floored by early goal". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Two other points: Both sets of fans observed impeccably a minute's silence before the match in memory of former Hibs player Jock Paterson and fan Alex Urquhart, who both died recently.

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