Paterson: George Longmore (George)

WW2 Guest: 1942-1943 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Inside Left

Born: Aberdeen: 19-12-1916

Debut: v Middlesbrough (h): 29-02-1942

Height & Weight: Unknown

Paterson was signed by First Division Liverpool from Hall Russell & Co on 21st May 1937. He was one of two players signed from that club, George Penrose being the other who had formed the right wing for them them with Paterson at Inside-Right. He had been twice capped for Junior Scotland in that season in which he had also represented Aberdeenshire. He could only play two League games for Liverpool before the start of the Second World War suspended Football League fixtures. He made his debut at Outside Left on 27th December 1938 in a 1-0 win over Stoke City at Anfield. His second and final League game came on 18th February 1939 at Outside Left in a 0-2 defeat at Villa Park by Aston Villa. He did play one game in the F.A. Cup at Outside Left in a 3-0 win over Luton Town in the Third Round at Anfield on 7th January 1939 in which he scored the second Liverpool goal after eighty-three minutes. During the War he scored three goals in thirteen appearances for Liverpool, but they were well spread with one game in each of the first three seasons of 1939-40, 1940-41 and 1941-42 and he did not find the net in any of them. In 1942-43 he scored twice in two appearances and in 1943-44 he played once without scoring, before scoring once in three games in 1944-45 and had two games in the 1945-46 season without scoring. On 16th December 1939 he took part in a game at Asfordby Hill, between Holwell Works and an Army XI. He played Centre-Forward for the Army team and scored their only goal in a 1-4 defeat by a team containing several Liverpool players, one of whom, John Shafto, got a hat-trick. He also guested for Brighton and Hove Albion, York City, Leeds United, Reading, Tranmere Rovers and Burnley. He made three guest appearances for Leeds, playing them in the first four games of the 1942-43 Football League Northern Section (First Championship). He played the first two games at Outside Left against Middlesbrough the first on 29th August 1942 in a 0-1 defeat at Elland Road and the second was at Ayresome Park in a 0-2 defeat the following week. His third and final game was a fortnight later, at Inside Left, in a 1-2 defeat by Gateshead at Elland Road. He also played twice for Brighton and Hove Albion in the 1941-42 season and in that season also played once for York City and scored for neither. He did remain with Reading for a longer period, scoring four in twenty-one games in 1942-43 and another four in thirteen games in the following season, a season in which he also scored seven times for Tranmere Rovers in seventeen games. Finally he scored eight goals in twenty-one games for Burnley in 1944-45. After the War he joined Third Division South side Swindon Town on 21st October 1946 for a club record fee and there he played as an Inside Forward. He made his debut at Inside Left at Field Mill in a 1-1 draw against Mansfield Town on 26th October 1946 and played his final game for them at Inside Left at home to Norwich City in a 1-1 draw on 4th February 1950. He scored seven goals in fifty-three League games and another goal in two F.A. Cup ties before retiring in 1950. He later joined Bill Shankly's coaching staff at Liverpool. He died in 1996.