Pat Stanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Gordon Stanton | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1976 | Hibernian | 398 | (50) |
| 1976–1978 | Celtic | 37 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1974 | Scotland | 16 | (0) |
| 1966–1973 | Scottish League XI | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1980–1982 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1982–1984 | Hibernian | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Gordon Stanton (born 13 September 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager. Stanton played for Hibernian for most of his career, making nearly 400 league appearances. Late in his career, he had a short and successful spell with Celtic. Stanton also made 16 appearances for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he assisted Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and managed Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian.
Stanton is the great-great nephew of Michael Whelahan (one of the founders of Hibernian and its first captain) and the great-nephew of Hibernian centre forward James Hendren. He signed for the club in 1963 and made his professional debut later that year. He established himself in the Hibs first team, playing either in defence or midfield. Stanton captained Hibs when they won the 1972 Scottish League Cup Final.
Stanton left Hibs in 1976 when he was transferred to Celtic in a swap deal for Jackie McNamara, Sr.Jock Stein, who had briefly managed Stanton at Hibs in the 1960s, identified Stanton as the man to stop Celtic conceding soft goals. This was an apparent success, as Celtic won the Scottish Cup and the Scottish league championship in 1976–77. Stanton suffered a bad injury early in the 1977–78 season, which eventually forced his retirement from playing. Hibs and Celtic played a testimonial match for Stanton on 30 April 1978.
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