Danny Paton

Danny Paton
Personal information
Full name	Robert Simpson Reid Paton
Date of birth	27 January 1936
Place of birth	West Calder, Scotland
Date of death	10 March 2011 (aged 75)
Place of death	Livingston, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1964	Heart of Midlothian
1964–1965	Oxford United
1965–1969	Bedford Town
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Simpson Reid "Danny" Paton (27 January 1936 – 10 March 2011) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts"), Oxford United and Bedford Town.

Paton was born in the coal-mining village of Breich.^[2] He was a skilful, ball-playing inside-forward and featured in the Hearts side that won the 1962 Scottish League Cup Final.^[2]

References[]

^ "Danny Paton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Danny Paton". Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

Danny Paton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

Personal information
Full name	Robert Simpson Reid Paton^[1]
Date of birth	27 January 1936
Place of birth	West Calder, Scotland
Date of death	10 March 2011(2011-03-10) (aged 75)
Place of death	Livingston, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1964	Heart of Midlothian	51	(18)
1964–1965	Oxford United	2	(1)
1965–1969	Bedford Town	223	(58)
Total		276	(77)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only