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Eric Paton
Eric John Paton (born 1 August 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish retired professional footballer. Paton developed into a right back, a position that ex-''Queens'' manager John Connolly favoured the former right sided midfielder in. However his versatility seen him deployed on the right-back of a midfield five, just inside the wide left man and at left back. Paton joined Dundee in June 2008, after he signed a pre-contract agreement with the club on 24 January 2008. On 15 October 2010, Paton had his contract terminated by Dundee, a victim of the club entering administration. Career statistics :A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup. Honours Dundee *Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,
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Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ...
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1997–98 In Scottish Football
The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive Association football, football in Scotland. Celtic won the Premier Division championship, preventing rivals Rangers from winning a record 10th successive championship. Scottish Premier Division Top scorers Scottish League Division One Table Top scorers Scottish League Division Two Table Top scorers Scottish League Division Three Table Top scorers Other honours Cup honours Individual honours SPFA awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Average coefficient â€3.125/small> Scotland national team Key: *(H) = Home match *(A) = Away match *WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4 *WCGA = World Cup – Group A Notable events *After the end of the season, the 10 Premier Division clubs formed a breakaway Scottish Premier League similar to the FA Premier League, one formed in England six years earlier. *Celtic won the Premier Division title after nine successive title wins by Rangers. *Walte ...
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2008–09 In Scottish Football
The 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland. Overview * Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season. * Gretna were due to play in the First Division after being relegated from the SPL. However, on 29 May 2008, they were demoted to the Third Division due to their failure to guarantee that they would fulfill their fixtures. Gretna resigned from the SFL on 3 June 2008 with the club's administrators warning of the threat of liquidation, creating an opening in the Third Division for a new SFL member. Following Gretna's demise a new club, Gretna 2008 was formed, they were given a place in the East of Scotland League, filling the gap left by Annan Athletic. * Ross County competed in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions. Airdrie United were also ...
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2007–08 In Scottish Football
The 2007–08 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland. Overview * Gretna were competing in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first ever season in the top-flight, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season. * Dunfermline Athletic competed in the First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League. * Greenock Morton and Stirling Albion played in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions and First Division play-off winners, respectively. * Ross County were competing in the Second Division after being relegated as the First Division's bottom team and Airdrie United were relegated through the Second Division play-offs. * Berwick Rangers and Queen's Park were competing in the Second Division after being promoted from the Third Division as champions and Second Division play-offs winners, respectively. * Forfar Athletic and Stranraer played Third Division footba ...
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2006–07 In Scottish Football
The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland. Notable events 2006 *9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour as the reason for Ricksen's omission. Ricksen later admitted that he fears for his future at Rangers claiming that the club have other motives for wanting him out. He was later loaned to Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg. *29 July: Scotland under-19s lose 2–1 to Spain in the final of the European Under-19 Football Championship. *23 October: In the wake of their 2–0 home defeat to Kilmarnock, Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas is given a two-week leave of absence after discussions with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov. Ivanauskas cited ill-health as the reason for his temporary departure. Sporting Director, and former coach of Belaru ...
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2005–06 In Scottish Football
The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland. Notable events 2005 *1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill *1 June: Former Celtic player Paul Lambert officially takes charge of Livingston following the resignation of Richard Gough. *16 June: The SPL fine Livingston £15,000 for breaching transfer regulations after it emerged that amateur signing from last season, Hassan Kachloul, was paid money during his time at the club. *30 June: George Burley is confirmed as the new manager of Hearts after days of discussions with Chief Executive Phil Anderton and major shareholder Vladimir Romanov. *27 July: Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is under pressure after his first match in charge as Celtic are beaten 5–0 away to Artmedia Bratislava in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round match, all but ending their European hopes for the season. *2 August: Celtic crash out ...
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2004–05 In Scottish Football
The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland. Major transfer deals 2004 *6 July 2004 – Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000 *1 July 2004 – Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman *12 July 2004 – Julián Speroni from Dundee to Crystal Palace, £500,000 *29 July 2004 – David Murphy from Middlesbrough to Hibernian, Free *30 July 2004 – Henri Camara from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic, Season loan *25 August 2004 – Juninho Paulista from Middlesbrough to Celtic, Free 2005 *1 January 2005 – Jean-Alain Boumsong from Rangers to Newcastle United, £8m *5 January 2005 – Thomas Buffel from Feyenoord to Rangers, £2.5m *31 January 2005 – Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United to Celtic, Loan *31 January 2005 – Barry Ferguson from Blackburn Rovers to Rangers, £4.5m *28 January 2005 – Stéphane Henchoz from Liverpool to Celtic, Free League Competitions Scottish Premier League The 2004–05 Scottish Premier Leag ...
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2003–04 In Scottish Football
The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland. League Competitions Scottish Premier League The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA Champions League places and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place having finished third. Partick Thistle were relegated to the Scottish First Division, this however was decided by a tribunal as at the time Inverness's stadium did not meet the criteria for the SPL, as with Falkirk the previous season, however unlike Falkirk the SPL decided that Inverness were allowed to share a ground with Aberdeen. Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division Other honours Cup honours Individual honours SPFA awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Summary Average coefficient â€7.375/small> Rangers Celtic Hearts Dundee Scotland ...
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2002–03 In Scottish Football
The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland. League competitions Scottish Premier League The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place. Motherwell finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the SPL as Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to F.C. Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu .... Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League. Scottish First Division Note: There was no promotion f ...
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2001–02 In Scottish Football
The 2001–02 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland. Key events Celtic, domestic treble winners a year earlier, retain their Premier League title. After failing to win anything the previous season, Rangers won the Scottish Cup and League Cup under their new manager Alex McLeish. Airdrieonians, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League as First Division runners-up, went out of business of 1 May with debts of nearly £3million. Later that month, however, a new club representing the town of Airdrie - Airdrie United - was formed, with ambitions of gaining Scottish league status for the 2002–03 season. Livingston, in the Premier League for the first time, finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Livingston, who were known as Meadowbank Thistle until relocating from Edinburgh to Livingston in 1995 and played their first season in their new location as a Third Division club. Falkirk avoided relegation from the First Division and ...
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2000–01 In Scottish Football
The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland. League Competitions Scottish Premier League The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock finished third and fourth and both therefore earned UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ... berths. St Mirren were relegated in their first season in the top-flight since the 1991–92 season. Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division Other honours Cup honours Individual honours SPFA awards SWFA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Average coefficient â€5.625/small> Scotland national team ...
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1999–2000 In Scottish Football
The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland. League Competitions Scottish Premier League Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division In the 1999–2000 Scottish Third Division, Queen's Park pipped Berwick Rangers to the title on the final day of the season with a 3–2 victory at Cowdenbeath, Berwick finished second and due to league reconstruction Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ... were also promoted in third place. Other honours Cup honours Individual honours SPFA awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Average coefficient â€5.125/small> Scotland national team Key: *(A) = Away match *(H) = Home match *ECQG6 = European Championship Qualifying – Gro ...
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