Anthony Patrick Explained

Anthony Patrick
Birth Date:	1927
Birth Place:	Hyderabad,^[1] British India
Death Date:	22 April 2010 (aged 83)
Death Place:	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1949–1959
Clubs1:	Hyderabad City Police
Nationalteam1:	India

Anthony Patrick (1927 – 22 April 2010) was an Indian footballer who played for the India national team and represented Hyderabad City Police FC in domestic tournaments.^[2]

Playing career

He was selected to play for the national team at the 1954 Asian Games at Manila^[3] and also at the 1953 and 1954 editions of the Colombo Cup. In 1954 Colombo Cup, he scored a goal against Burma national football team at Eden Gardens. He also won five Rovers Cup titles while playing for the Rahim managed Hyderabad City Police consecutively from 1950 to 1954.^{[1] [4] [5]} He also represented Hyderabad in Santosh Trophy.

Honours

Hyderabad City Police^{[6] [7]}

• Durand Cup

1950–51, 1954, 1957–58, 1961; runner-up: 1952, 1956–57

• Rovers Cup

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957

• DCM Trophy

1959

• Sait Nagjee Trophy

1958

India

• Colombo Cup

1953,^[8] 1954^[9]

Hyderabad^[10]

• Santosh Trophy

1956–57, 1957–58

Notes and References

1. News: Former international footballer Anthony Patrick passes away . The TImes of India . 23 April 2010 . 28 October 2021 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028201336/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-international-footballer-anthony-patrick-passes-away/articleshow/5849395.cms . live .
2. Web site: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club. Goal.com. Banerjee. Ritabrata. 25 April 2020. 2 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083110/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf. 22 December 2021.
3. News: Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1954 Manila . Sportskeeda . Ghosal . Amoy . 16 August 2014 . 28 October 2021 . 28 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928083044/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1954-manila . live .
4. News: Remembering Patrick . The Hindu . 28 April 2010 . 28 October 2021 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028091459/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Remembering-Patrick/article16373163.ece .
5. Web site: Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India. 18 January 2022. 14 October 2022. Sarwadnya. Nirwane. Mumbai. thesportslite.com. The Sports Lite. 14 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/.
6. Web site: Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson The visionary who guided India to their greatest success. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 4 September 2015. 20 August 2022. Faizan. Qadiri. https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151814/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson. 20 August 2022.
7. Web site: Five most successful Indian football coaches. 31 August 2022. 7 October 2022. khelnow.com. Khel Now. Sathvik K. Bharadwaj. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/. 5 September 2022.
8. News: Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon . 13 May 2022 . The Indian Express . 21 October 1953 . 6 . 13 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220513065005/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4476,1496116 . live .
9. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India). . Neil. Morrison. 1999. 17 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927000411/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html. 27 September 2022.
10. Web site: Novy. Kapadia. Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 27 May 2012. 7 March 2021. 12 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2.