Paddy Wilson (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | High Valleyfield, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1962 | Blairhall Colliery | ||
1962–1966 | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | (2) |
1966–1968 | Aberdeen | 5 | (0) |
1968–1971 | Raith Rovers | 75 | (13) |
1971–1976 | Berwick Rangers | 76 | (8) |
1976 | Cowdenbeath | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1980 | Cowdenbeath | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paddy Wilson (born 25 June 1946), sometimes known as Pat Wilson, is a Scottish retired footballer who played in the Scottish League for Berwick Rangers, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen and Cowdenbeath as an outside right.[2] He was the first substitute to be utilised by Aberdeen in a competitive match.[3] After his retirement as a player, Wilson managed Cowdenbeath.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Wilson's father was involved in football and managed Blairhall Colliery in the early 1960s.[6] After leaving football, Wilson worked as a salesman in the drinks industry and ran the East Port Bar in Dunfermline.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1966–67[1] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1967–68[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Berwick Rangers | 1971–72[7] | Scottish Second Division | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 35 | 4 | |
1972–73[8] | Scottish Second Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 19 | 1 | ||
1973–74[9] | Scottish Second Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 19 | 2 | ||
1974–75[10] | Scottish Second Division | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ― | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 76 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ― | 93 | 8 | |||
Career total | 82 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 8 |
Manager
[edit]Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Cowdenbeath | 1977 | 1980 | 125 | 45 | 32 | 48 | 36.0 | [11] |
Total | 125 | 45 | 32 | 48 | 36.0 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pat Wilson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – W". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Wedding date changed so Paddy could head Stateside". The Sunday Post (Newcastle). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath Manager Paddy Wilson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Dr A. N. O' Rak – Managers". www.cowdenbeath.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Pat Wilson". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "1971/72". Berwick Rangers FC History. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "1972/73". Berwick Rangers FC History. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "1973/74: Top Six". Berwick Rangers FC History. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "1974/75: Split Miss". Berwick Rangers FC History. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath Manager Paddy Wilson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
Categories:
- Scottish men's footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Living people
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scottish football managers
- Footballers from Fife
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- 1946 births
- Blairhall Colliery F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Raith Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1940s birth stubs