Pat Stanton

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

Pat Stanton
Personal information
Full name Patrick Gordon Stanton[1]
Date of birth (1944-09-13) 13 September 1944
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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] 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.[10]

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.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Pat Stanton profile". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. "PAT STANTON PREVIEWS BONNYRIGG ROSE V HIBERNIAN". Hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. Leslie, Colin. "Stanton on a final flourish at Celtic". Scotsman.com. Johnston Press. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). Scotlands-war.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. Pat Stanton at the Scottish Football Association
  6. Paul, Ian (26 May 2001). "Conflict of green loyalties". HeraldScotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. "Pat Stanton Testimonial". Celtic Programmes Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  8. "Pat Stanton". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  9. Spiers, Graham (6 November 2006). "Why Sir Alex Ferguson is a bona fide football legend". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  10. "Stanton's impact still holding sway". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. "Hibs icon backs children's charity". East Lothian Courier. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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