Anthony Patterson

Anthony Patterson appeared 169 times for Sunderland between 2018 and 2026, across 8 recorded seasons — one of 200 players used by the club in that period in our records.

From our match records.

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

• 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.