Johnny Paton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Aloysius Paton | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 2015 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Stanmore, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Mungo's Academy | |||
| St. Mary's Calton | |||
| Dennistoun Waverley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1949 | Celtic | 52 | (12) |
| → New York Americans (guest) | |||
| 1945 | → Leeds United (guest) | 4 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | → Chelsea (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 1949–1952 | Brentford | 90 | (14) |
| 1952–1955 | Watford | 84 | (17) |
| National team | |||
| Scotland Schoolboys | |||
| 1940 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1955–1956 | Watford | ||
| 1961–1965 | Arsenal 'A' | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Aloysius "Johnny" 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 at 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.
Paton spent a period as a guest at American Soccer League side New York Americans while stationed in the United States and later guested for Leeds United in 1945 in England, making four appearances. 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, making 52 league appearances and scoring 12 goals before departing the Bhoys in September 1949, his last competitive game being the 1949 Glasgow Cup victory over Third Lanark. A dispute with the club's management over wages in the summer of 1949 caused Paton to move. In his seven years with Celtic, Paton made 108 appearances and scored 29 goals in all competitions.
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