John Paterson (born 14 December 1897 – 11 January 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Dundee, Paterson played club football for Dundee,[2] Leicester City,[3] Sunderland, Preston North End,[4] Queens Park Rangers, Mid Rhondda and Mansfield Town, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1920.
[5] For Sunderland he scored 40 goals in 77 appearances in all competitions.
[6] Prior to his football career Paterson had been injured while serving with the Black Watch in World War I.
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