R. Paton · career
Ruari Paton
Center Forward · Port Vale · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Paton is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 2 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 1 club — 32 appearances, 2 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Port Vale — Season rating 8, 1 goal and 3 assists in 13 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (5 → 8).
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 13 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | ST Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Port Vale | 13 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Port Vale | 19 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Dundee UtdLoan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Queen of the South | 36 | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Queen of the South | 34 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Stranraer | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | East Kilbride | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Gala Fairydean RoversLoan | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA Youth Cup×2Challenge Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiershipat ST Johnstone | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
20 played2 unused sub44 not in squad· 1116 min, 5g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newcastle Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Kidsgrove Athletic | 7-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bath City | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Birmingham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A Altrincham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Rotherham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Blackpool | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | A Burton Albion | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Doncaster | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Birmingham | 1-0 | Played | 33 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Reading | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Leeds United U21 | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 2-3 | Played | 50 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Exeter City | 2-0 | Played | 66 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Sep 20 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Played | 58 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Sep 24 | League Cup | H Arsenal | 0-2 | Played | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Barnsley | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Northampton | 0-0 | Played | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Accrington ST | 2-0 | Played | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 11 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-1 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Wigan | 0-1 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 27 | League One | H Stockport County | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 2 | FA Cup | H Maldon & Tiptree | 5-1 | Played | 101 | 2 | 9.9 | |
| Nov 8 | League One | A Bolton | 0-4 | Played | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 3-3 | Played | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-0 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Lincoln | 0-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Barnsley | 5-0 | Played | 69 | 2 | 9.5 | |
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Luton | 2-2 | Played | 76 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Dec 20 | League One | H Peterborough | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Blackpool | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | H Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | A Bolton | 1-0 | Played | 81 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 3 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | EFL Trophy | H Stockport County | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League One | A Stevenage | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Reading | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | League One | A Northampton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Luton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | FA Cup | H Bristol City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | FA Cup | H Sunderland | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 11 | League One | H Bradford | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Huddersfield | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Blackpool | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Bolton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 24 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 28 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | FA Cup | A Chelsea | 0-7 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 7 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Barnsley | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 16 | League One | A Peterborough | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | League One | H Wigan | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 22 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 28 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Not in squad | — |