Sandy Paterson (football manager)

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
Managerial career
0000–1906	Hearts of Beath
1906–1924	Cowdenbeath
1925–1930	Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1933	Cowdenbeath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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

• Fife Cup: 1900–01, 1902–03^[5]
• King Cup: 1902–03^[5]

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Division Two: 1913–14, 1914–15^[2]
• Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion: 1923–24^[2]
• Eastern League: 1916–17, 1917–18^[2]

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League Division Two: 1925–26^[2]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
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.