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Patrick Gordon Stanton (born 13 September 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

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Pat Stanton

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Gordon Stanton[1]
Date of birth	(1944-09-13) 13 September 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder/Defender
Youth career
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1976	Hibernian	399	(51)
1976–1978	Celtic	37	(0)
Total		436	(51)
National team
1966–1974	Scotland	16	(0)
1966–1973	Scottish League XI	6	(0)
Teams managed
1980	Cowdenbeath
1980–1982	Dunfermline Athletic
1982–1984	Hibernian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanton played for Hibernian for most of his career, making nearly 400 league appearances. Late in his career, he had a short and successful spell with Celtic. Stanton also made 16 appearances for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he assisted Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and managed Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian.

Club career

Stanton is the great-great nephew of Michael Whelahan (a founder of Hibernian and its first captain) and the great-nephew of Hibernian centre forward James Hendren.[2][3][4] He signed for the club in 1963 and made his professional debut later that year.[5] He established himself in the Hibs first team, playing either in defence or midfield. Stanton captained Hibs when they won the 1972 Scottish League Cup Final.[5]

Stanton left Hibs in 1976 when he was transferred to Celtic in a swap deal for Jackie McNamara, Sr.[5] Jock Stein, who had briefly managed Stanton at Hibs in the 1960s, identified Stanton as the man to stop Celtic conceding soft goals.[5][6] This was an apparent success, as Celtic won the Scottish Cup and the Scottish league championship in 1976–77.[5][6]

Stanton suffered a bad injury early in the 1977–78 season, which eventually forced his retirement from playing.[5] Hibs and Celtic played a testimonial match for Stanton on 30 April 1978.[7]

International career

Stanton was selected three times by the Scotland under-23 team early in his career.[8] He won 16 caps for Scotland between 1966 and 1974,[1] captaining the side three times.[5] He also played for the Scotland under-21 team as an over-age player and represented the Scottish League.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching and management

Stanton got a start in coaching when Alex Ferguson made him his assistant at Aberdeen, a position he held for one season,[9] that resulted in winning the Premier Division title together.[10] He then managed Cowdenbeath, then Dunfermline Athletic. He returned to Hibs in 1982, but his spell in the manager's chair at Easter Road was unsuccessful and he resigned in 1984.[11] Stanton was also manager of the Scotland semi pro team for the Four nations tournament in 1981 and 1982.[12]

Honours

Hibernian

• Scottish League Cup: 1972–73[13]
• Summer Cup: 1963–64[13]
• Drybrough Cup: 1972–73, 1973–74[13]

Celtic

• Scottish Premier Division: 1976–77[13]
• Scottish Cup: 1976–77[13]

Scotland

• British Home Championship: 1971–72[5]

Individual

• SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1969–70[13]
• Scottish Football Hall of Fame: Inducted 2012[13]
• Hibernian Hall of Fame: Inducted 2012[14]
• Hibs Special Merit Award: 2021–22[15]

Other activities

After leaving the club as player and manager, Stanton helps Hibernian with their matchday hospitality.[6] Following complications and surgery after the birth in 2012 of his twin grandsons, Stanton has been devoting his time to support of brain-damaged children.[16]

See also

• List of Scotland national football team captains

References

На других языках

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- [en] Pat Stanton

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[fr] Pat Stanton

Patrick Gordon Stanton, couramment appelé Pat Stanton, est un footballeur international puis entraîneur écossais, né le 13 septembre 1944, à Édimbourg. Il évolue aux postes de milieu de terrain et de défenseur et il est principalement connu pour avoir joué 13 saisons à Hibernian puis 2 au Celtic. Il remporte dans sa carrière une fois les trois titres majeurs du football écossais, le championnat, la Coupe et la Coupe de la Ligue.

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[it] Pat Stanton

Pat Stanton (Edimburgo, 13 settembre 1944) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore scozzese, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Стэнтон, Пэт

Патрик Гордон Стэнтон (англ. Patrick Gordon Stanton род. 13 сентября 1944[1], Эдинбург) — шотландский футболист и футбольный тренер, игрок сборной Шотландии.

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