| Matt Paterson | |
| Fullname: | Matthew Berry Paterson |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Douglas, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Years1: | –1908 |
| Clubs1: | Bellshill Athletic |
| Years2: | 1908–1923 |
| Clubs2: | Hibernian |
| Caps2: | 413 |
| Goals2: | 36 |
| Years3: | 1923–1924 |
| Clubs3: | St Bernard's |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
Matthew Berry Paterson (19 March 1888 – 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half, most notably for Hibernian. He made over 410 Scottish League appearances,[2] played in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final,[3] captained the club and was one of its longest-serving players.[4]
Paterson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hibernian | 1908–09[5] | Scottish First Division | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| 1909–10 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1910–11 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 17 | |||
| 1911–12 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 1912–13 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 1913–14 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 1914–15 | 38 | 1 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 1915–16 | 38 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 1916–17 | 32 | 2 | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 1917–18 | 23 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 1918–19 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 1919–20 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 1920–21 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 1921–22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 1922–23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 413 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 445 | 38 | |||
| St Bernard's | 1923–24[6] | Scottish Second Division | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 438 | 36 | 38 | 2 | 476 | 38 | |||