Portsmouth Bristol-born Pulis began his career in 2000 as a trainee with
Portsmouth whilst his father
Tony managed the club. Despite his father's sacking after only 10 months in charge, Anthony stayed at
Fratton Park, turning professional in July 2002 under Harry Redknapp. He made just one first team appearance for Pompey as a
substitute in the 2–0
League Cup win away to
Cardiff City on 9 November 2004.
Stoke City In December 2004, after failing to make an impact on the Portsmouth first team, Anthony Pulis and teammate
Lewis Buxton each signed two-and-a-half-year contracts with
Stoke City. Almost immediately after his arrival at Stoke, Anthony joined
Torquay United on
loan, making his league debut as a first-half substitute for
Alex Russell as Torquay lost 2–1 at home to
Stockport County on 1 January 2005. However his appearances were limited and his loan spell was cut short. Pulis once again found his first team opportunities scarce after his father was dismissed and replaced by
Johan Boskamp prior to the
2005–06 season. Towards the end of the 2005–06 season he was loaned to
Plymouth Argyle, linking up with his father for the third time in his career. After his loan spell, Pulis returned to the
Britannia Stadium for the
2006–07 season. He moved, along with
Martin Paterson, to
Grimsby Town on loan on 23 November 2006. However, he made only nine appearances before his loan spell was cut short due to injury. In his second-last appearance, he was substituted at half-time as Grimsby suffered a 4–0 loss to
Rochdale. The
2007–08 season started brightly for Pulis. He gained his first assist for the club, as his corner set up a
Jon Parkin header in a 3–2 defeat to
Southampton, however injury problems kept him sidelined for several months thereafter. He was loaned out again, on this occasion to
Bristol Rovers, however he made only one appearance for the club before his loan spell was curtailed due to another injury. In his only appearance for the club, a 14-minute cameo in a 2–0 defeat to
Doncaster Rovers, Pulis conceded a
penalty kick and was booked.
Southampton In August 2008 Pulis moved to Southampton on a two-year contract a
free transfer. He joined
League Two team
Lincoln City on one-month loan in October 2009 making his debut on 10 October in a 1–0 away win against
Macclesfield Town. Pulis became an instant first team regular at Lincoln but left the club when his loan contract expired on 7 January 2010. He had spent the previous six weeks on the injured list. In October 2010, he joined
Stockport County on loan for a month and made his debut for the club on 9 October 2010 in a match against Gillingham, a club his father managed, in which he scored a consolation goal for Stockport. The loan was extended into a second and third month. Pulis joined
Barnet on loan in February 2011 but was sent off 29 minutes into his debut, a 3–0 defeat at home to
Torquay United. Anthony Pulis was released by Southampton on 21 May 2011, without making a first team appearances.
Aldershot Town At the start of August 2011, it was announced that Pulis had signed for
League Two side
Aldershot Town, on a one-year contract. He went on to make five league and two
League Cup appearances for the club.
Orlando City In January 2012 Pulis joined
USL Pro side
Orlando City. He scored his first goal for the Lions against the
Richmond Kickers in a 2–0 win. In his three seasons at Orlando, the club won one
USL Pro Championship and two Commissioner's Cups. Pulis was a player-coach during his three years playing for Orlando == Coaching career ==