Patrick Slavin (5 May 1877 – 13 November 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic as an outside right.[3][4][5]

Patrick Slavin
Personal information
Full name Patrick Slavin[1]
Date of birth 5 May 1877
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 13 November 1916(1916-11-13) (aged 39)[1]
Place of death near Serre-lès-Puisieux, France[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Fauldhouse Hibs
1897 Celtic 1 (0)
1897–1898 Motherwell 10 (4)
1898–1900 Dykehead
1900 Carfin Shamrock
1900 Dykehead
1900 Albion Rovers
1900–1901 East Benhar Rangers
Heatherbell
Broxburn
West Calder Swifts
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Slavin served as a sergeant in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] At the time of his enlistment in February 1915, he was working as a foreman at Braehead Quarry, Edinburgh.[6] Slavin was killed during a failed attack on Serre-lès-Puisieux on 13 November 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre.[2] He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1896–97[4] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Motherwell 1897-89[7] Scottish Second Division 10 4 2 0 12 4
Career total 11 4 2 0 13 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Hoskins, Robert. "Research and Remembrance – Celtic Football Club". www.hellfirecorner.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Celtic Player Patrick Slavin Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Slavin, Patrick". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Fauldhouse Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.