Patrick Slavin Explained

Patrick Slavin
Fullname:Patrick Slavin
Birth Date:5 May 1877
Birth Place:Shotts, Scotland
Death Place:near Serre-lès-Puisieux, France
Position:Outside right
Years1:–1897
Clubs1:Fauldhouse Hibs
Years2:1897
Clubs2:Celtic
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1897–1898
Clubs3:Motherwell
Caps3:10
Goals3:4
Years4:1898–1900
Clubs4:Dykehead
Years5:1900
Clubs5:Carfin Shamrock
Years6:1900
Clubs6:Dykehead
Years7:1900
Clubs7:Albion Rovers
Years8:1900–1901
Clubs8:East Benhar Rangers
Clubs9:Heatherbell
Clubs10:Broxburn
Clubs11:West Calder Swifts

Patrick Slavin (5 May 1877 – 13 November 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic as an outside right.[1] [2]

Personal life

Slavin served as a sergeant in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] At the time of his enlistment in February 1915, he was working as a foreman at Braehead Quarry, Edinburgh.[4] Slavin was killed during a failed attack on Serre-lès-Puisieux on 13 November 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre.[5] He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic1896–97Scottish First Division100010
Motherwell1897-89[6] Scottish Second Division10420124
Career total11420134

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celtic Player Patrick Slavin Details . 17 September 2016 . www.fitbastats.com.
  2. Web site: Slavin, Patrick . 17 September 2016 . The Celtic Wiki.
  3. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917 . 15 May 2018 . 12.
  4. Web site: Fauldhouse Roll of Honour . 25 July 2018 . 27.
  5. Web site: Hoskins . Robert . Research and Remembrance – Celtic Football Club . 17 September 2016 . www.hellfirecorner.co.uk.
  6. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.