Peter Paterson (footballer, born 1916)

For the Collingwood footballer, see Peter Patterson (footballer, born 1945).

Peter Paterson
Personal information
Full name	Peter George Paterson
Date of birth	(1916-07-27)27 July 1916
Place of birth	Boort, Victoria
Date of death	8 June 1968(1968-06-08) (aged 51)
Place of death	Hastings, Victoria
Original team(s)	Barham F.C., Rochester F.C.
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–39, 1945	Essendon	9 (5)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter George Paterson (27 July 1916 – 8 June 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of George Bell Paterson (1877–), and Helen Jane Crichton Paterson (1879–1966), née Berry, Peter George Paterson was born at Boort, Victoria on 27 July 1916.

He married Phyllis Ruth Patrick (1921–1981) on 12 December 1942.[2]

Football

Essendon (VFL)

Paterson was recruited from Rochester via Barham and played with Essendon in 1938, 1939 and 1945.[3]

Coburg (VFA)

He transferred from Essendon to Coburg without a clearance from Essendon, and was granted a permit to play by the VFA on 1 August 1945.[4][5]

Death

He died at Hastings, Victoria on 8 June 1968.[6]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.690.
2. Engagements, The Herald, (Thursday, 21 August 1941), p.13.
3. "1938 – New Players in League". The Argus. 3 June 1938. p. 20. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
4. Shaw, Roy, "Camberwell seek League Men", The Argus, (Wednesday, 1 August 1945), p.14.
5. The Association: Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 2 August 1945), p.8.
6. Deaths: Paterson, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 JUne 1968), p.16.

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8 -- note that Maplestone (pp.405, 479, 480, and 486) has him as Patterson, with double "t".

External links

• Peter Paterson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Peter Paterson at AustralianFootball.com
• Peter Paterson at The VFA Project.