Patrick Slavin

Patrick Slavin
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Slavin
Date of birth	5 May 1877
Place of birth	Shotts, Scotland
Date of death	13 November 1916 (aged 39)
Place of death	near Serre-lès-Puisieux, France
Position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1897	Fauldhouse Hibs
1897	Celtic
1897–1898	Motherwell
1898–1900	Dykehead
1900	Carfin Shamrock
1900	Dykehead
1900	Albion Rovers
1900–1901	East Benhar Rangers
	Heatherbell
	Broxburn
	West Calder Swifts
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	1896–97	Scottish First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Motherwell	1897-89	Scottish Second Division	10	4	2	0	12	4
Career total			11	4	2	0	13	4

References

1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
1 2 Hoskins, Robert. "Research and Remembrance – Celtic Football Club". www.hellfirecorner.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
1 2 "Celtic Player Patrick Slavin Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Slavin, Patrick". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Fauldhouse Roll of Honour". p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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[CWGC-1] 1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

[Hoskins-2] 1 2 Hoskins, Robert. "Research and Remembrance – Celtic Football Club". www.hellfirecorner.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[1916-17-3] 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[Fitbastats-4] 1 2 "Celtic Player Patrick Slavin Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[5] "Slavin, Patrick". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[6] "Fauldhouse Roll of Honour". p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Litster-7] Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.