Sandy Paterson (football manager)

Sandy Paterson was a Scottish football manager who coached Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic.[1][2][3] He began his career in football as a goalkeeper with Hearts of Beath and also served Cowdenbeath as an administrator.[1][4]

Sandy Paterson

Personal information
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death	December 1933[1]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hearts of Beath
Teams managed
0000–1906	Hearts of Beath
1906–1924	Cowdenbeath
1925–1930	Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1933	Cowdenbeath
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Paterson's son Bill and grandson Archie both became footballers.[5]

Honours

Hearts of Beath

• Fife Cup (2): 1900–01, 1902–03[4]
• King Cup (1): 1902–03[4]

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Second Division (2): 1913–14, 1914–15[1]
• Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion (1): 1923–24[1]
• Eastern League (2): 1916–17, 1917–18[1]

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League Second Division (1): 1925–26[1]

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	[2]
Dunfermline Athletic	1925	1930	199	74	33	92	037.2	[3]
Cowdenbeath	1932	1933	59	13	10	36	022.0	[2]
Total			580	233	104	243	040.2	—

References

1. Ross, David (2013). GAFFERS. pp. 390–391. ISBN 9781470927103.
2. "Cowdenbeath Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
3. "Dunfermline Athletic Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
4. "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club | Sandy Paterson 1925–30". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
5. "Willie Paterson is Hometown Hero 13". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.