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F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #86 |

Forward

Aston Villa Crest 2025

1892-93 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #86 |

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F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1892-93 |
Football League |
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #86 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

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F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #86 |

James Jabez Paton

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
July 1855
Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Personal

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Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

Youth

F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #86 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Vale of Leven FC

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

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Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1892-93
1892
37
Free
Vale of Leven FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Played Under

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Played Under

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Managers

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1892

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #86 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

Played for the Villa

Honours
Debut

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Debut

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1892-93
17 September 1892
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Debut
Manager
1892-93
17 September 1892
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

F Jim Paton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #86 |

Goals

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⚽ Goals Scored
First Goal Game
1
Competition
Match
Scorer(s)

Assists

🔥 Assists
First Assist Game
Competition Summary
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)

Goalkeeping Statistics

Goalkeeper Page
Goals & Assists

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Final

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Season
Final Game
Manager
1892-93
17 September 1892
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1892-93
17 September 1892
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Final

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Career Summary

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Seasons
Games
Starts
Substitute
Unused
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
4
4
0
0
1
4.00
1
Games
Points per Game
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Yellow Card
Red Card
4
0
-
Career Summary

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Cup Record

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FA Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
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FA Cup Matches
Round
League Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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League Cup Matches
Round
Europe
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
European Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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European Matches
Competition
Other
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
Other Matches
Competition
Cup Record

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League Record

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League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
Premier League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Premier League Matches
Competition
First Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
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Championship
Starts
Substitutes
Goals
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Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
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Championship Matches
Competition
Second Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvements
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Second Division Matches
Competition
Third Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
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Third Division Matches
Competition
League Record

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Competition Record by Season

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All Comps
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1892-93
1
1
0
0
0
0
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FA Cup Trophy.png
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League
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
FA Cup
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Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
League Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
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Europe
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement

All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

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Season Performance

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Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1889-90
FL
34
1
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1890-91
FL
35
2
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1891-92
FL
36
0
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1892-93
D1
37
1
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
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Draw %
Loss %
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Won
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Draw %
Loss %
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Division
Position
Age
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Won
Drew
Loss
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Loans

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Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1892-93
1892
37
Free
Dundee Harp FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

Dundee Harp FC

Retired

Subsequent Clubs
Quotes

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Quotes

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Biography

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Biography

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Player #86 for Aston Villa, James Jabez Paton, known as Jim Paton played as a forward for the club in the 1892-93 season.

Jim was born in Glasgow on 1st July 1855 and made his sole appearance for the club as a 37 year old in September 1892 making Jim the oldest ever Villa debutant.

Villa had signed Jim from Vale of Leven FC

Jim played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Jim then retuned to his native Scotland to play for Dundee Harp.

Jim passed away in his native Scotland in 1924 aged 79.

Died

1924, Aged 79

Starts
Subs

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Substitute Appearances

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0

Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Cards

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Cards Received

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🟨

0

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

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Matches

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Game #148

🟥 17 Sep 1892, Villa 1-6 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-6 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Saturday, 17 September 1892

Division One

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Arthur Stokes |
LB Jack Ramsey |
M George Campbell |
M James Brown |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Lewis Campbell |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Jim Paton |

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Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland)
Goal, 0-2, (Sunderland)
Goal, 0-3, (Sunderland)
HT Aston Villa 0-3 Sunderland
Goal, 1-3, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 1-4, (Sunderland)
Goal, 1-5, (Sunderland)
Goal, 1-6, (Sunderland)
FT Aston Villa 1-6 Sunderland

On This Day
Villa's good start to the season comes crashing down against Sunderland. Forward Jim Paton made his final appearance for Villa aged 37 before joining Dundee Harp FC.
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