Sandy Paterson (football manager)
# Sandy Paterson (football manager)

Alexander Paterson (30 July 1876 – 13 December 1933) was a Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic. He began his career in football as a goalkeeper with Hearts of Beath and also served Cowdenbeath as an administrator.

## Personal life

Paterson's sons Bill and Archie both became footballers and he managed them at Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.

## Honours

Hearts of Beath

* Fife Cup: 1900–01, 1902–03
* King Cup: 1902–03

Cowdenbeath

* Scottish League Division Two: 1913–14, 1914–15
* Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion: 1923–24
* Eastern League: 1916–17, 1917–18

Dunfermline Athletic

* Scottish League Division Two: 1925–26

## Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure :

| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref |
| Cowdenbeath | 1906 | 1924 | 322 | 146 | 61 | 115 | 045.3 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1925 | 1930 | 199 | 74 | 33 | 92 | 037.2 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 1932 | 1933 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 022.0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 580 | 233 | 104 | 243 | 040.2 | — |
