Walter Boldero Paton (19 April 1853 – 11 February 1937) was an English barrister who also wrote guides to emigration to the British colonies.
In his youth, he was a keen footballer who played for Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final and for England in 1871 in a representative match against Scotland.
[9][10] In Charles Alcock's Football Annual, Paton was summed up as "a strong and persevering forward [who] keeps side (the wing) well".
[13] Paton again scored for the University in a 4–0 victory in the First round of the following season's cup tournament, this time against Upton Park[11] although he was not part of the team that won that year's final.
[1] He was the author of several publications and guides for emigrants from the United Kingdom to then British colonies, including: Paton died, aged 83, at Stanhope Gardens, Kensington, London, on 11 February 1937.