Craig Paterson (born 2 October 1959 in

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) is a Scottish former

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player, who currently works as a pundit for

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and ''

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''. The son of former Hibernian defender

Jock Paterson John "Jock" Paterson (1926 – 14 January 2000) was a British footballer, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ayr/ayr.html Paterson w ...

,Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979
''

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'', 9 March 2003. Paterson also played for the

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club until he was signed by

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for £200,000 in August 1982. He later played for

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and

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, before ending his playing career at Scottish Junior club Glenafton from

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. Paterson captained Rangers in the 1984/85 Scottish League Cup final and won the

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with Motherwell. He has worked in the Scottish sports media since his retirement, initially with

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, before joining the BBC.

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* 1959 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Association football defenders Scottish footballers Hibernian F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish association football commentators Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Scotland under-21 international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub