Daniel John Ferguson Paton (3 December 1871 – 9 August 1957) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.[3] He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896[1] while playing club football for St Bernard's in Edinburgh, where he also won the Scottish Cup a year earlier. He began and ended his career at Vale of Leven and also featured for Clyde.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel John Ferguson Paton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonhill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1957 (aged 85)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889-1890 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1889–1891 | Aston Villa | 3 | (1) |
| 1893–1898 | St Bernard's | 55 | (19) |
| 1898 | Aston Villa | ||
| 1898–1900 | Clyde | 13 | (3) |
| 1900–1902 | Vale of Leven | ||
| International career | |||
| 1896 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Some publications assert that Robert Paton, also an international from the same neighbourhood, was his brother,[5] but this is incorrect; however his actual elder brothers were footballers: Alex had several seasons with Bolton Wanderers, and Jim also played for Vale of Leven and made one appearance for Aston Villa.[2][6][7]
Aston Villa
editDaniel Paton made his Football League debut for Aston Villa on 17 March 1890 when they made the trip to the Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent. Paton played at centre-forward. The match ended 1–1.[8]
Paton made two appearances for Aston Villa early in the 1890–91 season, both at centre-forward. The Lancashire Evening Post of 11 October 1890 reported on the Aston Villa vs Everton match, played at Wellington Road on that day: "There were fully 12,000 spectators present, and a great enthusiasm was evinced. Paton re-appeared for the Villa, as did Albert Brown. Everton played their full strength team. At four o'clock Paton kicked off uphill for the Villa, and, with a grand, pretty run, nearly scored, the final shot shaving the post". The match ended 2–2, Paton scoring one of his side's goals.[9] Paton's final appearance was on 18 October 1890; Villa travelled to the County Ground, Derby and lost a very high-scoring match 5–4.[8]
Paton was re-signed by Villa in 1898 but was never selected to play.[8]
Statistics
editSource:[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 1889–90 | The Football League | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1890–91 | Football League | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 1898–99 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "(Scotland player) Daniel Paton". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 204. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 237.
- ^ James Paton, Aston Villa Player Database [source combines James and Daniel's spells]
- ^ James Paton, 11v11.com [source combines James and Daniel's spells]
- ^ a b c "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 17 March 2023. (registration & fee required)
- ^ "The British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 17 March 2023.(registration & fee required)
- ^ Daniel Paton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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