Declan Patton

Declan Patton (born 23 May 1995) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half, stand-off or hooker for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League[1][2] and the England Knights at international level.

Dec Patton
Personal information
Full nameDeclan Patton
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–21 Warrington Wolves 108 16 142 7 355
2016(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 0 0 0 0
2018(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 2 0 1 1 3
2020(loan) → Widnes Vikings 2 0 0 0 0
2021– Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0
Total 113 16 143 8 358
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– England Knights 2 0 5 0 10
As of 23 January 2021
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at the Rochdale Hornets in League 1 and the Championship, and also the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Patton was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Playing career

Warrington Wolves

Patton made his début in 2015 against Wakefield Trinity.[3]

He moved to Warrington in 2015 after being signed from Leigh Centurions. He mainly played reserve matches eventually making his way into the starting squad due to injuries.
He has spent time on loan at the Rochdale Hornets in League 1 and the Championship.

He played in the 20-6 win v Hull FC to secure the 2016 League Leaders' Shield. Since then Declan Patton has begun to make a big impression scoring important tries and helping the Warrington Wolves win many games this season.

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final against the Wigan Warriors. He scored Warrington Wolves' only try putting them 6–2 up. However Wigan came back and won 12–6 at Old Trafford.[4]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium.[5]

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6]

He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St Helens at Wembley Stadium.[7]

Salford Red Devils

On 22 Jan 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.[8]

International career

In 2018 he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium[9] and the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[10]

References
  1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Patton makes Super League Debut". Warrington Wolves. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. "Declan Patton: Salford Red Devils sign scrum-half after exit from Warrington". BBC Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.


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