R. Paton · career
Ruari Paton
Central · ST Johnstone · 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 3 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 34 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| 2025/26 | Port Vale | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Port Vale | 19 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Dundee Utd | 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 Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA Youth Cup×2Challenge Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played· 151 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Port Vale, Port Vale, Port Vale — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 4-3 | Played | 61 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 8 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 |