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Willie
Paton
exact date TBC
Date of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Signed from
1947 from Petershill
Competitive debut
Dundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Left to join
1957 to Ayr
197
Appearances
84
Goals
0.43
Goals/game
164
Competitive apps
WP
Profile image
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Dundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
First team debut (all)
Dundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Last competitive
Airdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
Last match (all)
Airdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameWillie Paton
Date of birthGlasgow, Scotland
PositionInside Forward
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1947 from Petershill
Left to join1957 to Ayr
Competitive debutDundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Debut (all matches)Dundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Last competitiveAirdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
Last match (all)Airdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
First goalDundee v Rangers 1947-09-13
Last goalFalkirk v Rangers 1955-11-05
Honours
League 1 x 1948-49, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953, League Cup 1 x 1949
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League110040
League Cup30018
Scottish Cup2409
Europe000
Other32117
Competitive total164067
Overall (incl. other)197 apps84
Honours & medals
League 1 x 1948-49, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953, League Cup 1 x 1949
Goal milestones
First goal
Dundee v Rangers 1947-09-13
Last goal
Falkirk v Rangers 1955-11-05
Personal & career info
Full nameWillie Paton
Date of birthGlasgow, Scotland
PositionInside Forward
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1947 from Petershill
Left to join1957 to Ayr
Competitive debutDundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Debut — all matchesDundee v Rangers 13 September 1947
Last competitiveAirdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
Last match — allAirdrie v Rangers 8 September 1956
First goalDundee v Rangers 1947-09-13
Last goalFalkirk v Rangers 1955-11-05
Appearance & goal totals
League starts110
League subs0
League goals40
League Cup starts30
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals18
Scottish Cup starts24
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals9
Europe starts0
Europe subs0
Europe goals0
Other starts32
Other subs1
Other goals17
Total competitive apps164
Total competitive goals67
Overall apps197
Overall goals84
Archive images
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
43%
84 goals in 197 games
League strike rate
36%
40 goals in 110 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 0 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Dundee v Rangers 1947-09-13
Last goal
Falkirk v Rangers 1955-11-05
Total competitive goals
67
Overall goals
84
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