Sandy Paterson (football manager)

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]

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(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hearts of Beath
Teams managed
0000–1906 Hearts of Beath
1906–1924 Cowdenbeath
1925–1930 Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1933 Cowdenbeath
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 322 146 61 115 045.3 [3]
Dunfermline Athletic 1925 1930 199 74 33 92 037.2 [4]
Cowdenbeath 1932 1933 59 13 10 36 022.0 [3]
Total 580 233 104 243 040.2 —

    References
    1. "Statutory registers – Births – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
    2. Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. pp. 390–391. ISBN 9781470927103.
    3. "Cowdenbeath Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    4. "Dunfermline Athletic Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
    5. "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.


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