According to census records, Patton was born in Bombay in 1851.
Patton was captain of the Eton Field Game XI in 1868.[1] He went up to Balliol College in 1870 and played for Oxford University Etonians in Field Game matches against their Cambridge University counterparts in 1870[2] and 1871, scoring the only two goals in the latter game.[3]
When the university started an association football side, he was one of its founder members.[4] His greatest achievement was scoring the second goal in the 1874 FA Cup final, finishing off a move by Walpole Vidal and Cuthbert Ottaway with a smart shot from a Vidal cross.[5] The following season he represented the Old Etonians in the competition.[6]
After university, Patton became a barrister, and married Edith Furlonger on 1 November 1876 in Surrey.[7] He died in on 5 February 1922 in Ascot, Berkshire, leaving over £2,000 in assets.[8]