Scott Paterson

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Scott Paterson

Personal information
Full name	Scott Paterson
Date of birth	(1972-05-13) 13 May 1972
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Partick Thistle (interim assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Cove Rangers
1992–1994	Liverpool	0	(0)
1994–1998	Bristol City	53	(1)
1997	→ Cardiff City (loan)	5	(0)
1998–1999	Carlisle United	19	(1)
1999–2000	Cambridge United	6	(0)
2000	Plymouth Argyle	5	(0)
2000	Peterhead	10	(1)
2000–2001	Ross County	0	(0)
2001	Greenock Morton	8	(0)
2001–2003	Partick Thistle	68	(2)
2003–2005	Dundee United	3	(0)
2005	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2006	St. Johnstone	4	(0)
2006	Gretna	4	(0)
2006–2008	Cove Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Paterson (born 13 May 1972 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for a number of British clubs. He is assistant manager at Partick Thistle.

Career

A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Paterson began his professional career with his local Senior Club, Cove Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Highland Football League before winning a £15,000 move to Graeme Souness's Liverpool in March 1992. After two full seasons at Anfield but no first team appearances, Paterson spent four years with Bristol City, where he was loaned to Cardiff City in 1997. He then embarked on a series of moves around Britain which saw him spend no more than a season at any one club, and which included a short stint (between Carlisle United and Plymouth Argyle), back in the Highland Football League with Huntly FC, where his older brother was centre half at the time. He also had a spell at Cambridge United during this period.

In the summer of 2000 he made the move to professional Scottish football when he signed for Third Division side Peterhead. At Peterhead he scored once in the league against East Fife. However it wasn't long before he moved up to the First Division where he initially joined Ross County, but didn't make any appearances, and then Morton in March 2001. He was unable to prevent Morton's relegation to the Second Division. However he remained in the First Division when he signed for newly promoted side Partick Thistle. Paterson helped Partick get a second successive promotion in 2002 and would therefore play in the Scottish Premier League. Paterson managed 68 league games for Partick Thistle. He scored two goals during his time at the club; both of which came during their run in the 2001–02 Scottish Cup. Partick drew Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the quarter final and Paterson scored in the original tie as it ended in a draw, before scoring the winner in the replay. However Partick were defeated in the semi final by Rangers. His performances at Thistle won a move to Dundee United. Although his length of time at Tannadice was similar, Paterson was injured in his second match for the club and spent almost his entire time injured, appearing briefly in the final match of the 2003–04 season. Further short spells in Scotland followed, before Paterson returned to his first, and home town club, Cove Rangers F. C. who play just outside the City of Aberdeen, and back in the Highland Football League at the start of 2006–07. Paterson went on to be a youth coach at Aberdeen before linking up with former Dundee United colleague Gary Bollan at Livingston in September 2009. On 30 January 2013 he was appointed interim assistant manager, alongside Alan Archibald, at Partick Thistle.

Honours

Partick Thistle

• Scottish Football League First Division: 1

2001–02

External links

• Scott Paterson at Soccerbase