Patrick Travers was a Scottish football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century.
12 Facts About Paddy Travers
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Paddy Travers played for many clubs in his native Scotland and for Barnsley in England, before becoming involved in coaching, and later, management, winning the Scottish Cup with Clyde on two occasions either side of World War II.
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Paddy Travers had a further spell at Barnsley, then went back to Thornliebank, followed by games for New Brompton and Renton before moving to Clyde.
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In 1910, Paddy Travers was signed by Jimmy Philip to play for Aberdeen, but only played one season for them before returning to Glasgow, where he had business interests, to play for Celtic.
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Paddy Travers spent the remainder of his playing career in the West Dunbartonshire area, playing for Clydebank, Vale of Leven and Dumbarton Harp.
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Paddy Travers coached in Norway and was trainer then player-manager of Dumbarton before being engaged to coach Aberdeen in 1922.
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Paddy Travers remained in that position until the retirement of Philip in the summer of 1924.
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Paddy Travers' Aberdeen were the first Scottish club to tour South Africa in 1927.
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Paddy Travers oversaw club tours of Norway in 1929, Scandinavia in 1933, and South Africa again in 1937.
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In 1931, Paddy Travers mysteriously dropped three of the club's regular players before a match against Falkirk.
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In 1937, Paddy Travers took his team to the Scottish Cup final, the first time Aberdeen had ever appeared in the event.
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Paddy Travers remained in charge for two more seasons, but feeling that he no longer had the full support of his directors, accepted an offer to manage Clyde in 1938; he was replaced at Aberdeen by Colman.