Paddy Travers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Travers | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Beith | ||
| Date of death | 5 February 1962 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Dublin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Renfrew Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1904 | Barsley | ||
| 1908–1910 | Clyde | ||
| 1910–1911 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1911–1912 | Celtic | ||
| 1912–1914 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1914–1917 | Dumbarton | 92 | (10) |
| 1917–1919 | Clydebank | ||
| 1920–1921 | Dumbarton | 16 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1920–1922 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1923–1938 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1938–1955 | Clyde | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick "Paddy" Travers (28 May 1883 - 1962) was a football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century. He played for many clubs in his native Scotland and for Barnsley in England, before becoming involved in coaching, and later, managing.
Travers was born in Renfrew, and first played for his hometown team, Renfrew Victoria around the turn of the century. In 1901, he played 13 games for Barnsley, before returning to Scotland to play for Thornliebank. He then had a further spell at Barnsley, returned to play for Thornliebank, followed by games for New Brompton and Renton before moving to Clyde.
In 1910 he was signed by Jimmy Philip to play for Aberdeen, but only played one season for them before returning to Glasgow, where he had business interests, to play for Celtic. He returned to Aberdeen after one season, and this time stayed until the end of the 1913-14 season, when he moved to Dumbarton. He spent the remainder of his playing career in the Dumbarton area, also playing for Vale of Leven and Dumbarton Harp.
On retirement as a player, he coached in Norway and was trainer of the Dumbarton side before being engaged to coach Aberdeen in 1921. He remained in that position until the retirement of Philip in 1924.
Travers replaced Philip as Aberdeen manager in the summer of 1924. One of his first acts as manager was the signing of Alec Jackson, together with his brother George. Jackson went on to be one of the most renowned players of his generation. In spite of this, however, Travers' first season in charge ended with relegation only avoided on goal difference. In the following seasons, many players came and went - Travers worked hard in the transfer market of the time, and his dealings are credited with improving the club's previously precarious financial situation.
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