Anthony Patterson

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Anthony Patterson, the English goalkeeper, made 172 appearances for Sunderland. He kept 51 clean sheets in 172 starts in our data. In our match data he features from 2018 to 2026. More of his recorded appearances came under Tony Mowbray than any other manager — 97 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 5-0 win over Morecambe at home in 2021. He lined up alongside Dan Neil more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 145 games together. Across 169 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.89.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Anthony Patterson

Anthony Patterson (born 10 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Millwall on loan from Premier League club Sunderland . He has represented England U21 internationally. — Wikipedia

Position
GK
Nationality
England
Birthplace
North Shields
Born
10 May 2000
Height
189 cm
Weight
77 kg
At Sunderland

Patterson sat on the bench during the 2018–19 season and was given a contract in July 2019. [ 2 ] He made his competitive first-team debut on 10 November 2020, in a 2–1 defeat at Fleetwood Town in an EFL Trophy group stage fixture. [ 3 ] He made one further appearance in the 2021–22 season and having impressed head coach Lee Johnson , Patterson signed a new two-year deal, with the option of an additional year, in June 2021. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman said that he now considered Patterson "as a member of the first-team squad" with Lee Burge as the only other senior goalkeeper at the Stadium of Light . In September 2021, Patterson joined Notts County on loan until the end of October after Sunderland completed the signing of Ron-Thorben Hoffmann on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day. [ 7 ] His loan was extended until the end of January. However, Lee Johnson recalled the goalkeeper due to injury to Sunderland's second choice goalkeeper Lee Burge . On 31 December, Lee Johnson sent Patterson back to Notts County until end of the season. On 7 January, Patterson was recalled from Notts County with the possibility of the loan being resumed later in the window. Patterson established himself as Sunderland's first-choice goalkeeper for the second half of the season, featuring in Sunderland's successful play-off campaign as they defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 in the final . [ 8 ] Patterson signed a new long-term contract with the club in June 2022, keeping him at the club until 2026. [ 9 ] Patterson would feature again in a play-off final, this time in the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final against Sheffield United that helped Sunderland secure the third and final qualifying spot for subsequent promotion to the 2025–26 Premier League . In this match, he made two key saves (1', 69'), the second a critical save in the context of the match, as Sunderland were down 0–1 at the time. Sunderland would go on to score an equalizer soon thereafter, and e — Wikipedia

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Match record (2010–present)
172
Appearances
0
Goals
5
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Did you know
  • Anthony Patterson — played alongside 158 different team-mates — Counts distinct players who appeared in the same Sunderland line-up.
  • Anthony Patterson — most appearances under Tony Mowbray — 65 appearances during Tony Mowbray's tenure.
  • Anthony Patterson — most appearances under Alex Neil — 26 appearances during Alex Neil's tenure.

By Season

Goals per season across 6 seasonsgoals per season
SeasonAppsGoalsMins
2025-2620107
2024-254604,080
2023-244604,140
2022-235104,507
2021-222502,250
2020-2120180

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute.

Appearances

200
2025-26Sub1–3West Ham United24 Jan 20262025-26Sub2–1Crystal Palace17 Jan 20262025-26Sub1–1Everton10 Jan 20262025-26Sub0–3Brentford FC7 Jan 20262025-26Sub1–1Tottenham Hotspur4 Jan 20262025-26Sub0–0Manchester City1 Jan 20262025-26Sub1–1Leeds United28 Dec 20252025-26Sub0–0Brighton20 Dec 20252025-26Sub1–0Newcastle14 Dec 20252025-26Sub0–3Manchester City6 Dec 20252025-26Sub1–1Liverpool3 Dec 20252025-26Sub3–2Bournemouth29 Nov 20252025-26Sub0–1Fulham22 Nov 20252025-26Sub2–2Arsenal8 Nov 20252025-26Sub1–1Everton3 Nov 20252025-26Sub2–1Chelsea25 Oct 20252025-26Sub2–0Wolves18 Oct 20252025-26Sub0–2Manchester United4 Oct 20252025-26Sub1–0Nottingham Forest FC27 Sept 20252025-26Sub1–1Aston Villa21 Sept 20252025-26Sub0–0Crystal Palace13 Sept 20252025-26Sub2–1Brentford FC30 Aug 20252025-26Start1–1Huddersfield Town26 Aug 20252025-26Sub0–2Burnley23 Aug 20252025-26Sub3–0West Ham United16 Aug 20252025-26Start0–3Rayo Vallecano10 Aug 20252024-25Start2–1Sheffield United24 May 20252024-25Start1–1Coventry City13 May 20252024-25Start2–1Coventry City9 May 20252024-25Start0–1QPR3 May 20252024-25Start0–2Oxford United26 Apr 20252024-25Start0–1Blackburn Rovers21 Apr 20252024-25Start1–2Bristol City18 Apr 20252024-25Start0–1Swansea Town12 Apr 20252024-25Start0–0Norwich City8 Apr 20252024-25Start1–0West Brom5 Apr 20252024-25Start1–0Millwall29 Mar 20252024-25Start0–3Coventry City15 Mar 20252024-25Start1–1Preston North End11 Mar 20252024-25Start2–1Cardiff City8 Mar 20252024-25Start2–1Sheffield Wednesday28 Feb 20252024-25Start0–1Hull City22 Feb 20252024-25Start1–2Leeds United17 Feb 20252024-25Start2–0Luton Town12 Feb 20252024-25Start2–2Watford8 Feb 20252024-25Start3–2Middlesbrough3 Feb 20252024-25Start2–2Plymouth Argyle25 Jan 20252024-25Start1–0Derby County21 Jan 20252024-25Start0–0Burnley17 Jan 20252024-25Start1–0Portsmouth5 Jan 20252024-25Start2–1Sheffield United1 Jan 20252024-25Start0–1Stoke City29 Dec 20242024-25Start2–2Blackburn Rovers26 Dec 20242024-25Start2–1Norwich City21 Dec 20242024-25Start3–2Swansea Town14 Dec 20242024-25Start1–1Bristol City10 Dec 20242024-25Start2–1Stoke City7 Dec 20242024-25Start0–1Sheffield United29 Nov 20242024-25Start0–0West Brom26 Nov 20242024-25Start1–1Millwall23 Nov 20242024-25Start2–1Luton Town23 Oct 20242024-25Start1–0Hull City20 Oct 20242024-25Start2–2Leeds United4 Oct 20242024-25Start2–0Derby County1 Oct 20242024-25Start1–2Watford28 Sept 20242024-25Start1–0Middlesbrough21 Sept 20242024-25Start2–3Plymouth Argyle14 Sept 20242024-25Start3–1Portsmouth31 Aug 20242024-25Start1–0Burnley24 Aug 20242024-25Start4–0Sheffield Wednesday18 Aug 20242024-25Start2–0Cardiff City10 Aug 20242024-25Start1–1Nottingham Forest FC19 Jul 20242023-24Sub0–2Sheffield Wednesday4 May 20242023-24Start0–1Watford27 Apr 20242023-24Start0–1Millwall20 Apr 20242023-24Start1–0West Brom13 Apr 20242023-24Start0–0Leeds United9 Apr 20242023-24Start0–0Bristol City6 Apr 20242023-24Start1–5Blackburn Rovers1 Apr 20242023-24Start2–0Cardiff City29 Mar 20242023-24Start0–0QPR16 Mar 20242023-24Start2–4Southampton9 Mar 20242023-24Start0–1Leicester5 Mar 20242023-24Start0–1Norwich City2 Mar 20242023-24Start1–2Swansea Town24 Feb 20242023-24Start1–2Birmingham City17 Feb 20242023-24Start0–1Huddersfield Town14 Feb 20242023-24Start3–1Plymouth Argyle10 Feb 20242023-24Start1–1Middlesbrough4 Feb 20242023-24Start3–1Stoke City27 Jan 20242023-24Start0–1Hull City19 Jan 20242023-24Start1–2Ipswich Town13 Jan 20242023-24Start0–3Newcastle6 Jan 20242023-24Start2–0Preston North End1 Jan 20242023-24Start1–1Rotherham United29 Dec 20232023-24Start1–0Hull City26 Dec 20232023-24Start0–3Coventry City23 Dec 20232023-24Start0–1Bristol City16 Dec 20232023-24Start1–0Leeds United12 Dec 20232023-24Start2–1West Brom9 Dec 20232023-24Start1–1Millwall2 Dec 20232023-24Start1–2Huddersfield Town29 Nov 20232023-24Start0–2Plymouth Argyle25 Nov 20232023-24Start3–1Birmingham City11 Nov 20232023-24Start0–0Swansea Town4 Nov 20232023-24Start3–1Norwich City28 Oct 20232023-24Start0–1Leicester24 Oct 20232023-24Start1–2Stoke City21 Oct 20232023-24Start0–4Middlesbrough7 Oct 20232023-24Start2–0Watford4 Oct 20232023-24Start3–0Sheffield Wednesday29 Sept 20232023-24Start0–1Cardiff City24 Sept 20232023-24Start3–1Blackburn Rovers20 Sept 20232023-24Start3–1QPR16 Sept 20232023-24Start5–0Southampton2 Sept 20232023-24Start0–0Coventry City26 Aug 20232023-24Start2–1Rotherham United19 Aug 20232023-24Start1–2Preston North End12 Aug 20232023-24Sub1–1Crewe8 Aug 20232023-24Start1–2Ipswich Town6 Aug 20232022-23Start0–2Luton Town16 May 20232022-23Start2–1Luton Town13 May 20232022-23Start3–0Preston North End8 May 20232022-23Start2–2Watford29 Apr 20232022-23Start2–1West Brom23 Apr 20232022-23Start1–1Huddersfield Town18 Apr 20232022-23Start2–1Birmingham City15 Apr 20232022-23Start1–0Cardiff City10 Apr 20232022-23Start4–4Hull City7 Apr 20232022-23Start0–0Burnley31 Mar 20232022-23Start1–1Luton Town18 Mar 20232022-23Start1–2Sheffield United15 Mar 20232022-23Start1–0Norwich City12 Mar 20232022-23Start1–5Stoke City4 Mar 20232022-23Start1–2Coventry City25 Feb 20232022-23Start1–2Rotherham United21 Feb 20232022-23Start1–1Bristol City18 Feb 20232022-23Start3–0QPR14 Feb 20232022-23Start1–0Reading11 Feb 20232022-23Start2–3Fulham8 Feb 20232022-23Start1–1Millwall4 Feb 20232022-23Start1–1Fulham28 Jan 20232022-23Start2–0Middlesbrough22 Jan 20232022-23Start1–3Swansea Town14 Jan 20232022-23Sub2–1Shrewsbury Town7 Jan 20232022-23Start1–1Blackpool1 Jan 20232022-23Start4–1Wigan Athletic29 Dec 20222022-23Start2–1Blackburn Rovers26 Dec 20222022-23Start1–1Hull City17 Dec 20222022-23Start1–2West Brom12 Dec 20222022-23Start3–0Millwall3 Dec 20222022-23Start2–1Birmingham City11 Nov 20222022-23Start0–1Cardiff City5 Nov 20222022-23Start2–0Huddersfield Town2 Nov 20222022-23Start1–1Luton Town29 Oct 20222022-23Start2–4Burnley22 Oct 20222022-23Start0–2Blackburn Rovers18 Oct 20222022-23Start2–1Wigan Athletic15 Oct 20222022-23Start1–2Swansea Town8 Oct 20222022-23Start0–0Blackpool4 Oct 20222022-23Start0–0Preston North End1 Oct 20222022-23Start2–2Watford17 Sept 20222022-23Start3–0Reading14 Sept 20222022-23Start0–1Middlesbrough5 Sept 20222022-23Start3–0Rotherham United31 Aug 20222022-23Start0–1Norwich City27 Aug 20222022-23Start1–0Stoke City20 Aug 20222022-23Start1–2Sheffield United17 Aug 20222022-23Start2–2QPR13 Aug 20222022-23Sub0–2Sheffield Wednesday10 Aug 20222022-23Start3–2Bristol City6 Aug 20222022-23Start1–1Coventry City31 Jul 20222022-23Start0–2AS Roma13 Jul 20222021-22Start2–0Wycombe21 May 20222021-22Start1–1Sheffield Wednesday9 May 20222021-22Start1–0Sheffield Wednesday6 May 20222021-22Start1–0Morecambe30 Apr 20222021-22Start1–1Rotherham United26 Apr 20222021-22Start5–1Cambridge United23 Apr 20222021-22Start0–0Plymouth Argyle18 Apr 20222021-22Start3–2Shrewsbury Town15 Apr 20222021-22Start2–1Oxford United9 Apr 20222021-22Start1–0Gillingham2 Apr 20222021-22Start0–0Lincoln City19 Mar 20222021-22Start2–0Crewe12 Mar 20222021-22Start3–1Fleetwood Town8 Mar 20222021-22Start0–0Charlton Athletic5 Mar 20222021-22Start3–0Wigan Athletic26 Feb 20222021-22Start1–1Burton22 Feb 20222021-22Start1–2Milton Keynes Dons19 Feb 20222021-22Start1–1AFC Wimbledon12 Feb 20222021-22Start1–2Cheltenham8 Feb 20222021-22Sub1–2Doncaster Rovers5 Feb 20222021-22Sub0–6Bolton Wanderers29 Jan 20222021-22Sub1–0Portsmouth22 Jan 20222021-22Sub1–1Accrington15 Jan 20222021-22Start1–3Lincoln City11 Jan 20222021-22Start3–3Wycombe8 Jan 20222021-22Sub1–5Arsenal21 Dec 20212021-22Sub1–1Ipswich Town18 Dec 2021

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