Thomas Gracie Paton
Inside-forward / Wing-half (1948-1952)
Watford signed him as an inside-forward, but Tommy Paton settled down as a wing-half and became club captain. He scored in his sixth appearance, in a 3-1 defeat at Ipswich Town, but never again in his subsequent 143 first-team outings. He also scored one of Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic’s ten goals v Northampton Town the day before war was declared, as a consequence of which the result became void, instead of a club record it would have remained to this day. In the Second World War he first served in the Hampshire Regiment, but then as an RAF officer in Bomber Command he was a prisoner of war for three years after being shot down near Heidelberg. His brother captained Motherwell in the 1950/51 Scottish FA Cup final.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938/1939 | Swansea Town | 6 | Football League Division 2 - 19th of 22 | ||
| 1938/1939 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 17 | 2 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 15th of 22 | |
| 1939/1940 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - season abandoned | |
| 1946/1947 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 19 | 4 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 7th of 22 | |
| 1947/1948 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10 | 2 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 2nd of 22 | |
| 1947/1948 | WATFORD | 8 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 15th of 22 | |
| 1948/1949 | WATFORD | 26 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 17th of 22 | ||
| 1949/1950 | WATFORD | 42 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 6th of 22 | ||
| 1950/1951 | WATFORD | 40 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 23rd of 24 | ||
| 1951/1952 | WATFORD | 25 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 21st of 24 |