Pat Mountain (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Douglas Mountain | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Barry Town | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1998 | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Barry Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1998 | Barry Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Gloucester City | ? | (0) |
| 1999 | Barry Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Newport County | 205 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick Douglas "Pat" Mountain (born 1 August 1976) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has been goalkeeping coach for Bristol City since 2019.
Born in Pontypridd, Pat grew up in Llantwit Major. He won three schoolboy international caps.
Club career
Mountain began his career at Barry Town and appeared for them in the UEFA Cup where he helped them to a win over BVSC Budapest before bring eliminated by Aberdeen. His impressive performances caused Cardiff City to take notice and he signed for them on a non-contract basis as cover. Following an injury to the first choice goalkeeper he started a handful of games for the Bluebirds, making his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Mansfield Town. During his time at the club he went on loan to Barry Town eventually returning to them on a permanent deal. He left Barry Town to sign for Yeovil Town in 1998 and eventually moved on to Newport County via Gloucester City. He went on to make over 200 appearances for the side and won player of the year awards on two separate occasions .
He was eventually forced to retire at the age of just 27 due to persistent knee problems which, despite having three major operations on, he could not recover from.
International career
Mountain has represented Wales in four different age levels and is a former Wales U21 international and was a regular in the side for several years.
