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Johnny Paton
John Aloysius Paton (2 April 1923 – 2 October 2015) was a Scottish professional football player, manager, coach, scout and later a professional snooker referee. He began his career in Scotland with Celtic and played in the Football League for Chelsea, Brentford and Watford. Paton later managed Watford and Arsenal 'A'.
Born in Glasgow, Paton joined Celtic (the club he supported as a boy) during the Second World War in May 1942. An outside left, he made his debut in a 2–0 Southern League win over St Mirren on 16 January 1943.
During the war, Paton spent a period as a guest at American Soccer League club New York Americans while stationed in the United States and later guested for Leeds United in 1945 in England, making four appearances. He also guested for Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Manchester City during the conflict. Paton scored for Celtic in the Victory in Europe Cup triumph over Queens Park on 9 May 1945.
Due to the suspension of competitive football for the duration of the Second World War, Paton didn't make his first professional appearances for Celtic until the 1947–48 season. He made 77 appearances and scored 16 goals before a dispute with the club's management over wages led to his departure from Celtic Park in September 1949. His last competitive game was the 3–1 1949 Glasgow Cup Final victory over Third Lanark. During the three post-war seasons with Celtic, Paton made 77 appearances and scored 16 goals.
Paton joined English First Division club Chelsea on loan in November 1946. He made 23 appearances and scored three goals before returning to Celtic in May 1947.
Paton signed for Second Division club Brentford in September 1949 for a £5,000 fee. He had contacted London Evening Star columnist (and ex-Arsenal defender) Bernard Joy and asked for an advert to be placed in the paper that he was available for transfer. Brentford manager (and former Celtic player) Malcolm McDonald was the first to take up the option on Paton's services. He had a dream start to his career at Griffin Park, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over Bradford Park Avenue and scoring again against Blackburn Rovers in the following game.
A knock suffered in a match versus Southampton on 29 October 1949 hampered his progress, with Paton ruing that he had a "gammy leg" for two years, from which he finally recovered after a successful operation at Brentford hospital. He played on at Griffin Park until the end of the 1951–52 season, by which time he had made 94 appearances and scored 16 goals.
Paton and Brentford teammate Jimmy Bowie joined Third Division South club Watford in July 1952, to help finance the transfer which had seen Tommy Lawton move to the Bees the previous year. He made 91 appearances and scored 17 goals before playing his final match in 1955.
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Johnny Paton
John Aloysius Paton (2 April 1923 – 2 October 2015) was a Scottish professional football player, manager, coach, scout and later a professional snooker referee. He began his career in Scotland with Celtic and played in the Football League for Chelsea, Brentford and Watford. Paton later managed Watford and Arsenal 'A'.
Born in Glasgow, Paton joined Celtic (the club he supported as a boy) during the Second World War in May 1942. An outside left, he made his debut in a 2–0 Southern League win over St Mirren on 16 January 1943.
During the war, Paton spent a period as a guest at American Soccer League club New York Americans while stationed in the United States and later guested for Leeds United in 1945 in England, making four appearances. He also guested for Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Manchester City during the conflict. Paton scored for Celtic in the Victory in Europe Cup triumph over Queens Park on 9 May 1945.
Due to the suspension of competitive football for the duration of the Second World War, Paton didn't make his first professional appearances for Celtic until the 1947–48 season. He made 77 appearances and scored 16 goals before a dispute with the club's management over wages led to his departure from Celtic Park in September 1949. His last competitive game was the 3–1 1949 Glasgow Cup Final victory over Third Lanark. During the three post-war seasons with Celtic, Paton made 77 appearances and scored 16 goals.
Paton joined English First Division club Chelsea on loan in November 1946. He made 23 appearances and scored three goals before returning to Celtic in May 1947.
Paton signed for Second Division club Brentford in September 1949 for a £5,000 fee. He had contacted London Evening Star columnist (and ex-Arsenal defender) Bernard Joy and asked for an advert to be placed in the paper that he was available for transfer. Brentford manager (and former Celtic player) Malcolm McDonald was the first to take up the option on Paton's services. He had a dream start to his career at Griffin Park, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over Bradford Park Avenue and scoring again against Blackburn Rovers in the following game.
A knock suffered in a match versus Southampton on 29 October 1949 hampered his progress, with Paton ruing that he had a "gammy leg" for two years, from which he finally recovered after a successful operation at Brentford hospital. He played on at Griffin Park until the end of the 1951–52 season, by which time he had made 94 appearances and scored 16 goals.
Paton and Brentford teammate Jimmy Bowie joined Third Division South club Watford in July 1952, to help finance the transfer which had seen Tommy Lawton move to the Bees the previous year. He made 91 appearances and scored 17 goals before playing his final match in 1955.