No.5 Mark Patterson

THE Greatest Pilgrims, voted for by the Green Army, lists the top 25 Argyle legends in all positions and after completing the goalkeepers, we move on to the full-backs.

Greatest Pilgrim Full-Backs
Ranked No. 5
Mark Patterson

We enter the top five of our greatest full-backs with a player who combined technical quality with incredible physical endeavour.

After learning his trade with Carlisle and Derby County, Mark Patterson was signed by Argyle manager Peter Shilton as a replacement for the departing Gary Poole.

It was a tough act to follow but Patterson immediately became the new favourite of Home Park with displays full of tireless energy, fearless tackling and impressive class on the ball. He was the modern full-back before that he had even football phraseology.

Under three different managers at Argyle, Patterson suffered relegation, a play-off final defeat and the joy of promotion. While injury hampered his final campaign as a Pilgrim, Patterson had written his name in the Green story.

He later joined Gillingham before retirement in 2002, moving seamlessly into coaching at Priestfield, even taking the role as caretaker-boss for a spell at the end of last season.

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Greatest Full-Back Results So Far
5. Mark Patterson
6. David Worrell
7. Paul Williams
8. Gary Poole
9. Colin Sullivan
10. Peter Gilbert
11. Moses Russell
12. Onismor Bhasera
13. Leigh Cooper
14. John Hore
15. Marc Edworthy
16. Lee Hodges
17. Brian McGlinchey
18. Dave Provan
19. Phil Burrows
20. Jon Beswetherick
21. John Uzzell
22. Tony Book
23. Septimus Atterbury
24. Pat Jones
25. Wayne O’Sullivan

Greatest Goalkeeper Results
1. Romain Larrieu
2. Luke McCormick
3. Jim Furnell
4. Alan Nicholls
5. Geoff Crudgington
6. Bill Shortt
7. Alan Miller
8. Steve Cherry
9. Peter Shilton
10. Rhys Wilmot
11. Dave MacLaren
12. Fred Craig
13. Pat Dunne
14. Remi Matthews
15. Milija Aleksic
16. Jon Sheffield
17. Paul Barron
18. Martin Hodge
19. Bruce Grobbelaar
20. Geoff Barnsley
21. Harry Cann
22. John Willie Sutcliffe
23. David Stockdale
24. Bill Harper
25. Neil Ramsbottom