T. Paton
T. Paton
A. Player

probably born in Scotland

T. Paton (forename unknown) was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. *

The forward probably joined Thistle in 1882.

He made his first known appearance on Saturday, 9th September, 1882, in a 4-2 win away to Battlefield in the Scottish Cup.

That day, Paton became a member of our scoring debutant's club.

He scored the last of his 3 known goals on Saturday, 21st October, 1882, in a 3-3 draw away to Cambuslang in the Scottish Cup.

He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 10th February, 1883, in a 4-0 defeat at home to Vale of Leven in the Scottish Cup, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 11 occasions.

His known club-list included only Partick Thistle.

We don't know where or when Paton died. *

* If you can help us to improve any of these marked points on The Thistle Archive, then please do get in touch →

compiled from our All Games criteria.
Goal(s) Match
goal.png 09.09.1882 Battlefield [a] W4-2 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
goal.png 30.09.1882 Mavisbank [h] W14-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
goal.png 21.10.1882 Cambuslang [a] D3-3 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

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